Tracking mechanics and volume of globular cells with atomic force microscopy using a constant-height clamp

Nature Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-154

  Stewart, Martin P ^a,b   Toyoda, Yusuke ^b   Hyman, Anthony A ^b   Müller, Daniel J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CELL SHAPE; CELL TRACKING; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL SIZE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MITOSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84861148456     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2011.434     Document Type: Article

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