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Single-Molecule Imaging of Diffusion, Recruitment, and Activation of Signaling Molecules in Living Cells

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Kusumi, A., Murakoshi, H., Murase, K., Fujiwara, T. (2005). Single-Molecule Imaging of Diffusion, Recruitment, and Activation of Signaling Molecules in Living Cells. In: Damjanovich, S. (eds) Biophysical Aspects of Transmembrane Signaling. Springer Series in Biophysics, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26511-2_5

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