A symmetry breaking mechanism for epithelial cell polarization
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A. Veglio, 2 A. Gamba, 2 M. Nicodemi, F. Bussolino, and G. Serini Department of Oncological Sciences and Division of Molecular Angiogenesis, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, University of Torino School of Medicine, Candiolo (TO), Italy. CNISM, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10125 Torino, Italy. Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10125 Torino, Italy; and INFN Torino, Italy. Dept. of Physics & Complexity Sciences, University of Warwick, UK; and INFN Napoli, Italy.
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