Stressed polystyrene causes increased membrane sensitivity of adherent cells to fluid shear force: Technical note

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 14, Issue , 2007, Pages 40-43

  Lau, J Y ^a   Tchao, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Birefringence; Cell adhesion; Fluid shear force; Lipophilicity; Membrane rupture; Membrane stability; Stressed polystyrene

Indexed keywords

GLASS; POLYSTYRENE; MEMBRANE LIPID; NILE RED; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIREFRINGENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; COOLING; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANISOTROPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANISOTROPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; OXAZINES; POLYSTYRENES; STAINING AND LABELING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 35148816021     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/ecm.v014a04     Document Type: Article

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