Tensegrity of cell structure

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 162-163

  Tang, Li Ling ^a   Wang, Yuan Liang ^a   Pan, Jun ^a   Lu, Xiao ^a   Cai, Shao Xi ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Mechanochemical transdution; Tensegrity

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944441665     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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