An exact solution of transient equations describing slow axonal transport

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1232-1239

  Kuznetsov, A V ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

exact solution; molecular motors; neurons; slow axonal transport; stop and go hypothesis

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETAL ELEMENTS; EXACT ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; EXACT SOLUTION; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; MOLECULAR MOTORS; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; SLOW AXONAL TRANSPORTS; STOP-AND-GO HYPOTHESIS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; NEURONS;

RATE CONSTANTS;

KINESIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITE; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; CYTOSKELETON; KINETICS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84868114864     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.662679     Document Type: Article

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