Stochastic actin polymerization and steady retrograde flow determine growth cone advancement

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5130-5138

  Betz, Timo ^a   Koch, Daniel ^a   Lim, Daryl ^a   Käs, Josef A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; EMBRYO; GROWTH CONE; LAMELLIPODIUM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NOISE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; RAT; SIGNAL DETECTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 68949093828     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.045     Document Type: Article

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