Cell shape and substrate rigidity both regulate cell stiffness

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Tee, Shang You ^a   Fu, Jianping ^a,b   Chen, Christopher S ^a,b   Janmey, Paul A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79953861194     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.3744     Document Type: Article

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