Mean-field master equation formalism for biofilament growth

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Michaels, Thomas C T ^a   Knowles, Tuomas P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84929082066     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: 19432909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.4870004     Document Type: Article

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