Measurement of cell traction forces with ImageJ

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue , 2015, Pages 269-287

  Martiel, Jean Louis ^a   Leal, Aldo ^a   Kurzawa, Laetitia ^a   Balland, Martial ^b   Wang, Irene ^b   Vignaud, Timothée ^a   Tseng, Qingzong ^a   Théry, Manuel ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Contractility; Hydrogel; ImageJ plug in; Polyacrylamide; Traction force microscopy

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; GEL; MICROSPHERE; POLYACRYLAMIDE; SCLEROPROTEIN;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOTION; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEL; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACRYLIC RESINS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GELS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSPHERES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84921855590     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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