A mechanism for the establishment of polar cell morphology based on the cytoskeleton-derived forces exerted on the cell boundary

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-77

  Svetina, S ^a,b   Bozic B ^a   Zeks B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULE; PHOTORECEPTOR;

EID: 0345643391     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050185     Document Type: Article

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