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. 1983 Jul;43(1):121–125. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(83)84330-6

The effect of receptor clustering on diffusion-limited forward rate constants.

B Goldstein, F W Wiegel
PMCID: PMC1329275  PMID: 6309261

Abstract

The effect of receptor clustering on the diffusion-limited forward rate constant (k+) is studied theoretically by modeling cell surface receptors by hemispheres distributed on a plane. We give both exact results and bounds. The exact results are obtained using an electrostatic analogue and applying the method of the images. Accurate upper bounds on k+ are found from a variational principle.

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