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Electrophoresis along cell membranes
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A theory to support the hypothesis that bioelectric fields may segregate charged components floating in the plasma membranes of cells by a process of electrophoresis along the membrane is presented.Abstract:
Bioelectric fields may segregate charged components floating in the plasma membranes of cells by a process of electrophoresis along the membrane. Molecules in cell membranes may be sorted to different portions of the cell surface by such electrical gradients. We present here a theory to support this hypothesis.read more
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The cataphoresis of suspended particles. Part I.—The equation of cataphoresis
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Lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane
Mu-ming Poo,Richard A. Cone +1 more
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