Modelling active transport in Drosophila unipolar motor neurons

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1117-1131

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axons and dendrites; Fast axonal transport; Mathematical modelling; Microtubules; Molecular motors; Neurons

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AS DISTRIBUTION; AVERAGE VELOCITY; AXONAL GROWTH; CONTINUUM MODEL; DENDRITIC GROWTH; DETACHMENT RATE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FAST AXONAL TRANSPORT; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MOTORS; MOTOR NEURONS; ORGANELLE TRANSPORT; PROCESSIVITY;

BRAIN; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

NEURONS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ORGANELLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROSOPHILA; HISTOLOGY; MOTONEURON; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROSOPHILA; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; ORGANELLES;

EID: 84858823493     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.515983     Document Type: Article

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