Nematic liquid crystals formed by living amoeboid cells

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 187-192

  Gruler, H ^a   Dewald, U ^a   Eberhardt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

87.19.Rr Mechanical properties of tissues and organs; 87.19.St Movement and locomotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001266955     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03219164     Document Type: Article

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