Static magnetic fields affect cell size, shape, orientation, and membrane surface of human glioblastoma cells, as demonstrated by electron, optic, and atomic force microscopy

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-85

  Teodori, Laura ^a   Albertini, Maria C ^b   Uguccioni, Francesco ^b   Falcieri, Elisabetta ^b,c   Rocchi, Marco B L ^b   Battistelli, Michela ^b,c   Coluzza, Carlo ^d   Piantanida, Giovanna ^b   Bergamaschi, Antonio ^e   Magrini, Andrea ^e   Mucciato, Raffaele ^f   Accorsi, Augusto ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^f Cattedra di Medicina del Lavoro Università di Roma Tor Vergata ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cell imaging; Glioblastoma cells; Scanning electron microscopy; Static magnetic field; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; PHALLOIDIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CELL POLARITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MAGNETISM; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33645085318     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20208     Document Type: Article

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