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arXiv:physics/0505080 · Springer eBooks

Towards Experimental Tests of Quantum Effects in Cytoskeletal Proteins

Andreas Mershin, Hugo Sanabria, John H. Miller, Dharmakeerthna Nawarathna, Efthimios M. C. Skoulakis, Nikolaos E. Mavromatos, Alexadre A. Kolomenskii, Hans A. Schuessler, Richard F. Ludueña, D.V. Nanopoulos

Published Sep 4, 2006• 13 citations
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10.1007/3-540-36723-3_4

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