Drag force as a tool to test the active mechanical response of PC12 neurites

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-523

  Bernal, Roberto ^a   Melo, Francisco ^a   Pullarkat, Pramod A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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EID: 77249156067     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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