Force modulation elasticity mapping of plastic-embedded, thin-sectioned skeletal muscle

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-38

  Akhremitchev, Boris B ^a   Brown, Henry G ^b   Graner, Scott R ^b   Walker, Gilbert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Elasticity mapping; Force modulation; Mechanical properties; Muscle; Scanning force microscopy; Tissue

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041028797     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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