A two population model of prion transport through a tunnelling nanotube

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1705-1715

  Kuznetsov, I A ^a   Kuznetsov, A V ^b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

membrane nanotubes; modelling; molecular motors; prions; traffic

Indexed keywords

LINEAR EQUATIONS; LINEAR MOTORS; MODELS; NANOTUBES; PROTEINS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

DENDRITIC CELLS; ENDOCYTIC VESICLES; LATERAL DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR MOTORS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POPULATION MODEL; PRIONS; REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN VA; NANOTUBE; TUNNELLING NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; MYO5A PROTEIN, HUMAN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN V; PRION;

ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION MODEL; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TRANSPORT VESICLE;

ACTINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DENDRITIC CELLS; DIFFUSION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN TYPE V; NANOTUBES; NEURONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIONS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT VESICLES;

EID: 84901676758     PISSN: 10255842     EISSN: 14768259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2013.763938     Document Type: Article

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