Physical properties of the nucleus studied by micropipette aspiration

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 464, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-12

  Rowat, Amy C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal imaged microdeformation; Micropipette aspiration; Nuclear mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349100096     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-461-6_1     Document Type: Article

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