Combining laser microsurgery and finite element modeling to assess cell-level epithelial mechanics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3075-3085

  Hutson, M Shane ^a   Veldhuis, J ^b   Ma, Xiaoyan ^a   Lynch, Holley E ^a   Cranston, P Graham ^b   Brodland, G Wayne ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 73449140122     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.09.034     Document Type: Article

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