Formation of focal adhesion-stress fibre complexes coordinated by adhesive and non-adhesive surface domains

IEE Proceedings Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 62-66

  Zimerman, B ^a   Arnold, M ^b   Ulmer, J ^b   Blummel J ^b   Besser, A ^b   Spatz, J P ^b   Geiger, B ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROTEINS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ACTIN; CELL MOTILITY; CYTOSKELETON;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 4344564964     PISSN: 14781581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-nbt:20040474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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