Overdamped thermal ratchets in one and more dimensions. Kinesin transport and protein folding

@article{GonzlezCandela2006OverdampedTR,
  title={Overdamped thermal ratchets in one and more dimensions. Kinesin transport and protein folding},
  author={Ernesto Gonz{\'a}lez-Candela and V{\'i}ctor Romero-Roch{\'i}n},
  journal={Physica A-statistical Mechanics and Its Applications},
  year={2006},
  volume={372},
  pages={249-262}
}
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