Influence of network topology on the elasticity of the red blood cell membrane skeleton

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2369-2381

  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

ACTIN; DIMER; SPECTRIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELLIPTOCYTOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0030947034     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78882-9     Document Type: Article

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