Fractal dimension as a measure of altered actin cytoskeleton in MC3T3-E1 cells under simulated microgravity using 3-D/2-D clinostats

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1374-1380

  Qian, A R ^a   Li, D ^a   Han, J ^a   Gao, X ^a   Di, S M ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Hu, L F ^a   Shang, Peng ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; clinorotation; fractal dimension; osteoblast; simulated microgravity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTIN ORGANIZATION; BONE-FORMING CELLS; BOX-COUNTING METHOD; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CLINOROTATION; CYTOSKELETAL REARRANGEMENTS; CYTOSKELETAL STRUCTURES; CYTOSKELETONS; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; F-ACTIN; FLUID SHEAR; FRACTAL DIMENSION ANALYSIS; INERTIAL FORCES; LOAD-BEARING; MC3T3-E1; MC3T3-E1 CELL; MEAN FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; MECHANICAL FORCE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MRNA EXPRESSION; OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS; REAL-TIME PCR; SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY;

CLINOSTATS; CYTOLOGY; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; OSTEOBLASTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

PROTEINS;

BETA ACTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MICROGRAVITY; OSTEOBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; FRACTALS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OSTEOBLASTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 84860374318     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2187785     Document Type: Article

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