Contribution of the cytoskeleton to the compressive properties and recovery behavior of single cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1873-1882

  Ofek, Gidon ^a   Wiltz, Dena C ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; COLCHICINE; CYTOCHALASIN D;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VOLUME; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOSKELETON; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CELL SIZE; CHONDROCYTES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYTOSKELETON; ELASTICITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70349665440     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.07.050     Document Type: Article

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