Physics and Engineering of Biological Molecular Motors
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Engineering Nanoscale Biological Molecular Motors
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.12.1118