Measuring optical and mechanical properties of a living cell with defocusing microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1108-1115

  Neto, José Coelho ^a   Agero, Ubirajara ^a   Gazzinelli, Ricardo T ^a   Mesquita, Oscar N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REFRACTION INDEX;

EID: 33746730480     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073783     Document Type: Article

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