Drosophila neurons actively regulate axonal tension in vivo

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3208-3215

  Jagannathan Rajagopalan, ^a   Alireza Tofangchi, ^a   Saif, M Taher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 78649285851     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.09.029     Document Type: Article

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