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Monomer Depletion, Pressure Difference, and Membrane Tube Radius Reduction due to Fiber Polymerization in Microspikes

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Physical Review Letters, Volume: 100, Issue: 4, Start page: 048103

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DOI (Published version): 10.1103/physrevlett.100.048103

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Title: Monomer depletion, pressure difference, and membrane tube radius reduction due to fiber polymerization in microspikesSource: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS Volume: 100 Issue: 4 Article Number: 048103 Published: FEB 1 2008Abstract: In many processes vital to life, the growth of biological fibers outw...

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ISSN: 0031-9007 1079-7114
Published: 2008
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title Monomer Depletion, Pressure Difference, and Membrane Tube Radius Reduction due to Fiber Polymerization in Microspikes
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