Integrins may serve as mechanical transducers for low-frequency electric fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 505-508

  Hart, Francis X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectric; Electromechanical; Fluid shear

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PROTEINS; SHEAR STRESS;

BIO-ELECTRICS; ELECTROMECHANICAL; FLUID SHEAR; FLUID SHEAR STRESS; INTEGRINS; LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRIC FIELDS; MECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; SIMPLE++; TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC FIELD;

DRAG;

ACTIN; INTEGRIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33748469693     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20236     Document Type: Article

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