The cellular response to curvature-induced stress

Physical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Biton, Y Y ^a   Safran, S A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL KINETICS; CELL STRESS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS FIBER; SURFACE PROPERTY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL SHAPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS FIBERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70450228874     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/6/4/046010     Document Type: Article

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