How cells (might) sense microgravity

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Ingber, Donald ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell shape; Cytoskeleton; Integrins; Mechanotransduction; Tensegrity

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOSKELETON; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROGRAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

NASA DISCIPLINE CELL BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0032952039     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.9001.s3     Document Type: Article

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