Structural and viscoelastic properties of actin/filamin networks: Cross-linked versus bundled networks

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Schmoller, K M ^a   Lieleg, O ^a,b   Bausch, A R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; FILAMIN;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOSKELETON; FLOW KINETICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; RABBITS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 68949108749     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.04.040     Document Type: Article

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