Neurite branch retraction is caused by a threshold-dependent mechanical impact

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1883-1890

  Franze, Kristian ^a,b   Gerdelmann, Jens ^a   Weick, Michael ^a   Betz, Timo ^a   Pawlizak, Steve ^a   Lakadamyali, Melike ^c,d   Bayer, Johannes ^c   Rillich, Katja ^a   Gögler, Michael ^a   Lu, Yun Bi ^a   Reichenbach, Andreas ^a   Janmey, Paul ^e   Käs, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CONE; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; ION CHANNELS; NEURITES; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70350011889     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.07.033     Document Type: Article

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