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Spatial Diffusion

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Physical Principles in Chemoreception

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The calculation of the translational diffusion coefficient DT of proteins and other ligands in the intercellular fluid forms the subject of a vast literature; some of the classical papers are those by Chandrasekhar [1] and Einstein [2].

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  1. Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Applied Physics, University of Twente, Enschede, 7500 AE, The Netherlands

    Frederik W. Wiegel

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Wiegel, F.W. (1991). Spatial Diffusion. In: Physical Principles in Chemoreception. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 91. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51673-3_2

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