Measurement of subcellular force generation in neurons

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1027-1037

  O'Toole, Matthew ^a   Lamoureux, Phillip ^b   Miller, Kyle E ^b  

^a KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AXON; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOSKELETON; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; CYTOSKELETON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84924787079     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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