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Cell motility driven by actin polymerization
Biophysical Journal · 1996 · Vol. 71(6) · pp. 3030–3045
Alex Mogilner✉(University of California, Davis)George Oster(University of California, Berkeley)
Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesLamellipodiumRatchetPolymerizationProtein filamentActinBrownian motionThermal fluctuationsBiophysicsBrownian dynamicsPseudopodia
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ActinsAnimalsCell MovementEmbryo, MammalianEmbryo, NonmammalianListeria monocytogenesModels, StructuralModels, TheoreticalProtein ConformationMacromolecular Substances
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