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spellingShingle Francis, Karl, Palsson, Bernhard O., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion, Multidisciplinary
title Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
title_full Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
title_fullStr Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
title_full_unstemmed Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
title_short Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
title_sort effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
title_unstemmed Effective intercellular communication distances are determined by the relative time constants for cyto/chemokine secretion and diffusion
topic Multidisciplinary
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.23.12258