Physics of liquid crystals in cell biology

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Physics of liquid crystals in cell biology. / Doostmohammadi, Amin; Ladoux, Benoit.

In: Trends in Cell Biology, Vol. 32, No. 2, 02.2022, p. 140-150.

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Doostmohammadi, A & Ladoux, B 2022, 'Physics of liquid crystals in cell biology', Trends in Cell Biology, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2021.09.012

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Doostmohammadi, A., & Ladoux, B. (2022). Physics of liquid crystals in cell biology. Trends in Cell Biology, 32(2), 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2021.09.012

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Doostmohammadi A, Ladoux B. Physics of liquid crystals in cell biology. Trends in Cell Biology. 2022 Feb;32(2):140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2021.09.012

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Doostmohammadi, Amin ; Ladoux, Benoit. / Physics of liquid crystals in cell biology. In: Trends in Cell Biology. 2022 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 140-150.

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