Continuum electrostatics in cell biology

NeuroQuantology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 416-429

  Gagliardi, Lucian John ^a  

^a Rutgers The State Univ of New   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell; Charged; Electrostatics; Mitosis; Molecules

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CENTROMERE; CHROMATID; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 78649736847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13035150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14704/nq.2010.8.3.299     Document Type: Article

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