The receptor-mediated endocytosis of nonspherical particles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3790-3797

  Decuzzi, P ^a,b   Ferrari, M ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOPARTICLES; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 43849112187     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.120238     Document Type: Article

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