Cell movement is guided by the rigidity of the substrate

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 144-152

  Lo, Chun Min ^a   Wang, Hong Bei ^a   Dembo, Micah ^b   Wang, Yu Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; N,N' METHYLENEBISACRYLAMIDE; POLYACRYLAMIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RIGIDITY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033917881     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76279-5     Document Type: Article

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