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Cell motility /

Cell motility is an example of cell behavior which is important to a number of biological and pathological processes. The main challenge in the field is to develop a physical description on how and why cells move. This book gives an overview of the fundamental biological facts, theoretical models, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lenz, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Springer, 2007.
Colección:Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Matter; The Physics Of Listeria Propulsion; Biophysical Aspects of Actin-Based Cell Motility in Fish Epithelial Keratocytes; Directed Motility and Dictyostelium Aggregation; Microtubule Forces and Organization; Mechanisms of Molecular Motor Action and Inaction; Molecular Mechanism of Mycoplasma Gliding
  • A Novel Cell Motility System; Hydrodynamics and Rheology of Active Polar Filaments; Collective Effects in Arrays of Cilia and Rotational Motors; Back Matter.