Contribution of cytoskeletal elements to the mechanical property of axons

Biennial University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ouyang, Hui ^a,b   Nauman, Eric ^b,c   Shi, Riyi ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope; Axon; Compression; Cytoskeleton; Elastic modulus

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; AXON; CELL MORPHOLOGY; CELLULAR PROCESS; CHICK EMBRYO; COMPRESSION; CYTOCHALASIN D; CYTOSKELETAL ELEMENTS; CYTOSKELETONS; GANGLIA CELLS; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; NEURAL CELLS; NEUROFILAMENTS; NOCODAZOLE;

AMIDES; ATOMS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSCOPES; NEURONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STIFFNESS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955750777     PISSN: 07496877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/UGIM.2010.5508897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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