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Probing nucleation, cutting and capping of actin filaments

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Gaertner, A., Ruhnau, K., Schröer, E. et al. Probing nucleation, cutting and capping of actin filaments. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 10, 1–9 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739852

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