A stochastic model for chemotaxis based on the ordered extension of pseudopods

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3345-3354

  Van Haastert, Peter J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICTYOSTELIUM; PSEUDOPODA;

EID: 78649283328     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.09.042     Document Type: Article

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