Mechanics of vimentin intermediate filaments

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 535-540

  Wang, Ning ^a   Stamenovic, Dimitrijie ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIMENTIN;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGIDITY;

NASA DISCIPLINE CELL BIOLOGY; NASA PROGRAM FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0037569616     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023470709071     Document Type: Review

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