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Cell Transport at Nanoscale Dimensions

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A cell has various components. The classified components are composed of various sub-components. These components and sub-components are either static on average but fluctuating around the equilibrium states, or under continuous movement, so are in dynamic state.

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Ashrafuzzaman, M. (2018). Cell Transport at Nanoscale Dimensions. In: Nanoscale Biophysics of the Cell. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77465-7_6

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