Growing an actin gel on spherical surfaces

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1643-1654

  Noireaux, V ^a   Golsteyn, R M ^b   Friederich, E ^b   Prost, J ^a   Antony, C ^b   Louvard, D ^b   Sykes, Cecile ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; DENSITY; GEL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MECHANICAL STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0034091821     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76716-6     Document Type: Article

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