Undulatory locomotion of Caenorhabditis elegans on wet surfaces

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2772-2781

  Shen, X N ^a   Sznitman, J ^c   Krajacic, P ^b   Lamitina, T ^b   Arratia, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; LUBRICATION; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMECHANICS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCIUM; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; LUBRICATION; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84862695196     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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