Fixed endothelial cells exhibit physiologically relevant nanomechanics of the cortical actin web

Nanotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 21, 2014, Pages

  Grimm, Kai Bodo ^a   Oberleithner, Hans ^a   Fels, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy; cell cortex; cell mechanics; cytoskeleton; fixation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; NITROGEN FIXATION; STIFFNESS;

CELL MECHANICS; CORTICAL ACTINS; CYTOSKELETONS; DESTABILIZING AGENTS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; INDENTATION CURVE; NANOMECHANICAL; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES;

PROTEINS;

BLEBBISTATIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; FUSED HETEROCYCLIC RINGS; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; BOVINE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CATTLE; CELL LINE; CYTOCHALASIN D; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS WITH 4 OR MORE RINGS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MYOSINS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84899892649     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/21/215101     Document Type: Article

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