Mechanical and morphological properties of living 3T6 cells probed via scanning force microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-171

  Ricci, Davide ^a   Tedesco, Mariateresa ^a   Grattarola, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

actin fibers; cytoskeleton; fibroblast; scanning probe microscopy; tensegrity; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; PROTEINS; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY;

ACTIN FIBERS; CELL CYTOSKELETON; CYTOSKELETONS; IMAGE-BASED; LIVING CELL; MECHANICAL; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPY; TENSEGRITIES; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; FORCE; MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030897770     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970201)36:3<165::AID-JEMT4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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