Mechanomics and physicomics in gravisensing

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 159-167

  Van Loon, Jack J W A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Conformational change; Gravity; Mechanobiology; Mechanomics; Mechanotransduction; Microgravity; Physicomics; Space flight; Weightlessness

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

CELL MECHANICS; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; GRAVITY; MECHANOBIOLOGY; MECHANOMICS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MICROGRAVITY; PHYSICOMICS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 58549113552     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-008-9065-9     Document Type: Article

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