Homogenization and concentration of capacity in the rod outer segment with incisures

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Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 303-331

  Andreucci, Daniele ^a   Bisegna, Paolo ^b   DiBenedetto, Emmanuele ^c  

^a and Sophia University Institute   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration of capacity; Disconnected structure; Homogenization; Reticular structure; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85144309388     PISSN: 00036811     EISSN: 1563504X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810500276381     Document Type: Article

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