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The dynamics of cell constriction during division

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The approximate equation is derived for the rate of constriction of a dividing cell, describing the phenomenon from its early stages. The equation previously derived by G. Young for the case when the constriction has already considerably progressed is obtained as a limiting case.

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  • Rashevsky, N. 1940.Advances and Applications of Mathematical Biology. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

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Rashevsky, N. The dynamics of cell constriction during division. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 3, 57–62 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02478219

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