Role of exchange and dipolar interactions in the radical pair model of the avian magnetic compass

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1565-1574

  Efimova, Olga ^a   Hore, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; FLAVOPROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MAGNETISM; METABOLISM; ORIENTATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; QUANTUM THEORY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLAVOPROTEINS; MAGNETICS; ORIENTATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTORS; QUANTUM THEORY; RETINA; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 41449118551     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.119362     Document Type: Article

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