Modeling the size distribution of focal adhesions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2844-2847

  Gov, Nir S ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; FOCAL ADHESION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEMBRANE MODEL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 33749534490     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.088484     Document Type: Article

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