A chemically driven fluctuating ratchet model for actomyosin interaction

BioSystems

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 179-187

  Shimokawa, T ^a   Sato, S ^a   Buonocore, A ^b   Ricciardi, L M ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actomyosin; Brownian motor; Ratchet model

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN II;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ELECTRIC MODEL; ENERGY RESOURCE; PERIODICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0142026805     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(03)00125-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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