Anomalous diffusion of proteins due to molecular crowding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2960-2971

  Banks, Daniel S ^a   Fradin, Cécile ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; POLYMER; STREPTAVIDIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 27744475701     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.051078     Document Type: Article

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