Adhesion, orientation, and movement of cells cultured on ultrathin fibronectin fibers

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 110-117

  Wojciak Stothard, B ^a   Denver, M ^a   Mishra, M ^a   Brown, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cytoskeleton; dorsal root ganglia; fibroblasts; fibronectin fibers; guidance; macrophages; movement

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTION; CELL SPREADING; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; TENDON;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 1842375638     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-997-0031-4     Document Type: Article

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