Mechanical properties of L929 cells measured by atomic force microscopy: Effects of anticytoskeletal drugs and membrane crosslinking

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Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 389-397

  Wu, H W ^a   Kuhn, T ^a   Moy, V T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cell mechanics; Cytoskeleton; Plasticity; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN D; DEMECOLCINE; NOCODAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN L 929; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0031782264     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.1998.4950200504     Document Type: Article

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