Active gels as a description of the actin-myosin cytoskeleton

HFSP Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-104

  Joanny, Jean François ^a   Prost, Jacques ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 77956301271     PISSN: 19552068     EISSN: 1955205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2976/1.3054712     Document Type: Review

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