Possible mechanisms for initiating macroscopic left-right asymmetry in developing organisms

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1134, Issue , 2009, Pages 54-62

  Henley, Christopher L ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Chirality; Cytoskeleton; Handedness; Motor proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650637718     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3149499     Document Type: Conference Paper

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