Electrostatic Mechanism for Depolymerization-Based Poleward Force Generation at Kinetochores
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Biophysics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2164-5388,2164-5396
DOI: 10.4236/ojbiphy.2019.93014