Mechanical Effects of Dynamic Binding between Tau Proteins on Microtubules during Axonal Injury

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2328-2337

  Ahmadzadeh, Hossein ^a   Smith, Douglas H ^b   Shenoy, Vivek B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BINDING; TAU PROTEIN;

AXON; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN INJURY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; KINETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; PATHOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

AXONS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRAIN INJURIES; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MICROTUBULES; PROTEIN BINDING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TAU PROTEINS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84949293196     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.09.010     Document Type: Article

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