A stochastic model for microtubule length dynamics

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 389, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 419-427

  Mazilu, I ^a   Zamora, G ^a   Gonzalez, J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biased random walk; Generating function technique; Microtubule dynamics; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BIASED RANDOM WALK; CYTOSKELETONS; GENERATING FUNCTION TECHNIQUES; MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RANDOM-WALK THEORY; TWO-STATE MODEL; VARIABLE RATE;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 70350573476     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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