Possible Origins of Macroscopic Left-Right Asymmetry in Organisms

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 740-774

  Henley, Christopher L ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Chirality; Cytoskeleton; Handedness; Motor proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866318147     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-012-0520-z     Document Type: Review

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