Inherently slow and weak forward forces of neuronal growth cones measured by a drift-stabilized atomic force microscope

Cytoskeleton

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-53

  Fuhs, Thomas ^a   Reuter, Lydia ^a   Vonderhaid, Iris ^a   Claudepierre, Thomas ^b   Käs, Josef A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscope; Cell forces; Cell motility; Mechanical properties of the cytoskeleton of neurons; Nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; ELASTICITY; FIBROBLAST; ILLUMINATION; LAMELLIPODIUM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TENSION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872614923     PISSN: 19493584     EISSN: 19493592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21080     Document Type: Article

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