Effect of the degree of polar mismatching on traffic jam formation in fast axonal transport

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 711-722

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axons and dendrites; Intracellular organelles; Molecular motors; Motor assisted transport; Neurons; Vesicle traps

Indexed keywords

AXONS AND DENDRITES; INTRACELLULAR ORGANELLES; MOLECULAR MOTORS; MOTOR-ASSISTED TRANSPORT; VESICLE TRAPS;

DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); LINEAR MOTORS; NEURONS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CELLS;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; MICROTUBULE; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AXONS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANELLES;

EID: 77956058557     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255840903505154     Document Type: Article

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