title: Theoretical calculation methods for kinesin in fast axonal transport.
abstract: The method of making Monte Carlo calculations of the velocity of fast axonal transport is described and applied in a relatively simple case. These illustrative calculations are supplemented by a differential equation solution of the same problem, valid as an asymptotic limit. The latter treatment is closely related to the theory of muscle contraction.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport; D016547:Kinesins; D007700:Kinetics; D008868:Microtubule Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008868:Microtubule Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016547:Kinesins