Experimental control of excitable embryonic tissues: three stimuli induce rapid epithelial contraction

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 316, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-114

  Joshi, Sagar D ^a   von Dassow, Michelangelo ^a   Davidson, Lance A ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical contraction; Developmental biomechanics; Epithelia; F actin; Morphogenesis; Stimulated contraction

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CONTRACTION; CELL LYSATE; CELL SHAPE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXCITABILITY; LASER; MESENCHYME CELL; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TENSION; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70449715176     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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