Cell signaling experiments driven by optical manipulation

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 8963-8984

  Difato, Francesco ^a   Pinato, Giulietta ^b,c   Cojoc, Dan ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA   (Slovenia)

^c IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; Force spectroscopy; Laser nano ablation; Local delivery; Mechanotransduction; Optical force probing; Optical manipulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; QUANTUM DOT;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STIMULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCAPSULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FILOPODIUM; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN; LASER DISSECTION; MAGNETIC TWEEZERS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MICROFLUIDICS; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL MANIPULATION; PHOTONIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PROCEDURES CONCERNING CELLS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SPINAL GANGLION; TUMOR CELL; ANIMAL; CELLS; DISSECTION; LASER; METABOLISM; OPTICS;

ANIMALS; CELLS; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LASERS; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876940794     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14058963     Document Type: Review

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