Cells gain traction in 3D

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 11060-11061

  Ruder, Warren C ^a   LeDuc, Philip R ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ASSAY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL JUNCTION; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR FORCE MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL FORCE; MECHANICS; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION; TRACTION FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 84863922792     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208617109     Document Type: Note

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