Micropipette aspiration for studying cellular mechanosensory responses and mechanics

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 983, Issue , 2013, Pages 367-382

  Kee, Yee Seir ^a   Robinson, Douglas N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Cortical tension; Mechanosensing; Mechanosensory response; Micropipette aspiration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CELL ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRESS; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOSENSORY RESPONSE; MICROPIPETTE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION;

EID: 84877125305     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-302-2_20     Document Type: Article

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