An elastic network model based on the structure of the red blood cell membrane skeleton

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-166

  Hansen, J C ^a   Skalak, R ^a,b   Chien, S ^a   Hoger, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECTRIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0030053840     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79556-5     Document Type: Article

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