Measuring forces and stresses in situ in living tissues

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 186-196

  Sugimura, Kaoru ^a,b   Lenne, Pierre François ^c   Graner, François ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

Mechanics; Morphogenesis; Quantitative biology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIREFRINGENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FORCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; MICROMANIPULATOR; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STRESS; VISUAL SENSOR; BIOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MECHANICAL STRESS;

BIOLOGY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84954523974     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.119776     Document Type: Article

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