Nuclear Mechanics and Methods

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue , 2007, Pages 269-294

  Lammerding, Jan ^a   Dahl, Kris Noel ^b   Discher, Dennis E ^c   Kamm, Roger D ^d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; FLOW KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 34347253939     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(07)83011-1     Document Type: Review

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