Elastic properties of isolated thick filaments measured by nanofabricated cantilevers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 938-947

  Neumann, Thomas ^a   Fauver, Mark ^a   Pollack, Gerald H ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DIODE; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; LIMULUS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MYOFILAMENT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 0031822552     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77582-4     Document Type: Article

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