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Thermodynamic Limits of Sperm Swimming Precision 精子游泳精度的热力学极限

PRX Life Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI: 10.1103/prxlife.1.013003

C. Maggi, F. Saglimbeni, V. Sosa, R. Di Leonardo, B. Nath, A. Puglisi

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Molecular Motors Enhance Microtubule Lattice Plasticity 分子马达提高微管晶格塑性

PRX Life Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI: 10.1103/prxlife.1.013012

W. LeCompte, Karin John

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