Simulation of the effects of microtubules in the cortical rotation of amphibian embryos in normal and zero gravity

BioSystems

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 444-449

  Nouri, Comron ^a   Tuszynski, Jack A ^b,c   Wiebe, Mark W ^d   Gordon, Richard ^e  

^a Front Range Community College   (United States)

^b CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Continuum Analytics ^*  (United States)

^e Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical rotation; Embryogenesis; Microgravity; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DRAG; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GRAVITY FIELD; MEMBRANE;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOPLASM; ELASTICITY; EMBRYO; FORCE; GRAVITY; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; ROTATION; TENSION; TORQUE;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84865288461     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: 18728324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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