Random Hydrolysis Controls Dynamic Instability of Microtubules
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Random hydrolysis controls the dynamic instability of microtubules.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.3787