A biopolymer transistor: electrical amplification by microtubules.

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Published in Biophys J on March 24, 2006

Authors

Avner Priel1, Arnolt J Ramos, Jack A Tuszynski, Horacio F Cantiello

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J1, Canada. apriel@phys.ualberta.ca

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