Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1892-1896 , 2008

Circumferential vibration of microtubules with long axial wavelength

,Accepted 31 March 2008.

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PII: S0021-9290(08)00169-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.029

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1892-1896 , 2008