Atomic force and total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy for the study of force transmission in endothelial cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1725-1735

  Mathur, Anshu Bagga ^a   Truskey, George A ^a   Reichert, W Monty ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0034114554     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76724-5     Document Type: Article

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