Measuring the elastic properties of living cells by the atomic force microscope

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 2002, Issue 68, 2002, Pages 67-90

  Radmacher, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MOTION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

EID: 0036362080     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(02)68005-7     Document Type: Review

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