Theoretical calculation methods for kinesin in fast axonal transport.
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Theoretical calculation methods for kinesin in fast axonal transport.
The method of making Monte Carlo calculations of the velocity of fast axonal transport is described and applied in a relatively simple case. These illustrative calculations are supplemented by a differential equation solution of the same problem, valid as an asymptotic limit. The latter treatment is closely related to the theory of muscle contraction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.2.431