Atomic Force Microscopy and High-Content Analysis: Two Innovative Technologies for Dissecting the Relationship Between Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition-Related Morphological and Structural Alterations and Cell Mechanical Properties

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 784, Issue , 2011, Pages 197-208

  Buckley, Stephen T ^a   Davies, Anthony M ^a   Ehrhardt, Carsten ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cytoskeleton; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; High content analysis microscopy

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MESODERM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MESODERM; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 80054733893     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-289-2_14     Document Type: Chapter

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