Mathematical models of cell motility

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-28

  Flaherty, Brendan ^a   McGarry, J P ^a   McHugh, P E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cell; Mathematical; Modeling; Motility

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; LIGAND;

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PH; PSEUDOPODIUM; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIGANDS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSEUDOPODIA; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34548703324     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-007-0045-2     Document Type: Review

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