A LUMPED PARAMETER MODEL OF ENDOPLASM FLOW IN PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM EXPLAINS MIGRATION AND POLARIZATION-INDUCED ASYMMETRY DURING THE ONSET OF LOCOMOTION.

The plasmodial slime mold Physarum polycephalum exhibits strong, periodic flow of cytoplasm through the Towel Rail veins of its network.In the special case of mesoplasmodia, a newly described starvation-induced, shape-constant morphotype, this periodic endoplasm streaming is the basis of locomotion.Furthermore, we presume that cytoplasm flow is als

Purpose.The use of anti-friction traction motor support bearings (TMSB) instead of plain friction traction motor support bearings is a priority direction of locomotive development both for newly constructed locomotives and for those in operation.The solution of the set tasks for introduction of wheel-motor blocks (WMB) with anti-friction bearings d