Red blood cell shape and fluctuations: Cytoskeleton confinement and ATP activity

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 453-464

  Gov, N ^a   Safran, S A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Elasticity; Erythrocytes; Fluctuations; Membrane; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSKELETON; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28744449542     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-005-6472-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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