On the significance of microtubule flexural behavior in cytoskeletal mechanics.

Quantitative description of cell mechanics has challenged biological scientists for the past two decades. Various structural models have been attempted to analyze the structure of the cytoskeleton. One important aspect that has been largely ignored in all these modeling approaches is related to the...

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Main Authors: Mehrdad Mehrbod, Mohammad R K Mofrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3187798?pdf=render