The physics of filopodial protrusion

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 782-795

  Mogilner, Alexander ^a   Rubinstein, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FILOPODIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MOTION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICS;

EID: 23244441861     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.056515     Document Type: Article

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