Monastrol stabilises an attached low-friction mode of Eg5 [2]

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Crevel, I M T C ^a   Alonso, M C ^a   Cross, R A ^a  

^a MARIE CURIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2642572753     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.05.030     Document Type: Note

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