Performance of a population of independent filaments in lamellipodial protrusion

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1393-1411

  Schaus, Thomas E ^a   Borisy, Gary G ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROFILAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOPODIUM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROFILAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PSEUDOPODIA; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 51049111874     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.125005     Document Type: Article

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