Mechanics of microtubules

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-30

  Hawkins, Taviare ^a   Mirigian, Matthew ^b   Selcuk Yasar, M ^b   Ross, Jennifer L ^b  

^a Holyoke College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeletal network; Flexibility; Flexural rigidity; Microtubule bundle

Indexed keywords

CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELLULAR DIVISION; CELLULAR FUNCTION; CELLULAR PROCESS; CYTOSKELETAL FILAMENTS; CYTOSKELETAL NETWORK; FLEXURAL RIGIDITIES; LARGE NETWORKS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; SMALL GROUPS; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; TENSION RODS;

FILAMENTS (LAMP); FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; RIGIDITY;

MECHANISMS;

ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CYTOSKELETON; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; MECHANICS; MICROTUBULE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES;

EID: 72149094577     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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