Recoil after severing reveals stress fiber contraction mechanisms

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 462-471

  Stachowiak, Matthew R ^a   O'Shaughnessy, Ben ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACTION STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOCAL ADHESION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRESS FIBER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 68949103782     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.051     Document Type: Article

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