Imaging the traction stresses exerted by locomoting cells with the elastic substratum method

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2008-2022

  Dembo, M ^a   Oliver, T ^b   Ishihara, A ^b   Jacobson, K ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CELL MOTILITY; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

EID: 0029880446     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79767-9     Document Type: Article

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