0304001 - URE-Y 20020032 RIV NL eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Pokorný, Jiří
Viscous effects on polar vibrations in microtubules.
Maastricht: URSI Union Radio Scientifique Internationale, 2002. In: Proceedings of the 2002 URSI General Assembly., s. p0880.pdf
[General Assembly URSI /27./. Maastricht (NL), 17.08.2002-24.08.2002 (K)]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT OC 281.001
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z2067918
Keywords : cellular biophysics * electromagnetic fields * bioelectric phenomena
Subject RIV: BO - Biophysics

Electrical polarity and high deformability of microtubules (the main organization structure of eucaryotic cells) enable slip boundary conditions and strong reduction of viscous damping of cytosol. Vibrations can be excited by energy supply by hydrolysis of GTP to GDP.
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