Actin filament mechanics in the laser trap

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-30

  Dupuis, D E ^a,b   Guilford, W H ^a   Wu, J ^b   Warshaw, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER; MICROSCOPY; MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TECHNIQUE; TENSION; THEORY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; LASERS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PLIABILITY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031035189     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018672631256     Document Type: Article

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