In vivo quantification of spatially varying mechanical properties in developing tissues

Nature Methods

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 181-186

  Serwane, Friedhelm ^a,b,c   Mongera, Alessandro ^a,b   Rowghanian, Payam ^a,b   Kealhofer, David A ^b   Lucio, Adam A ^a,b   Hockenbery, Zachary M ^a,b,c   Campàs, Otger ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VERTEBRATE; VISCOELASTICITY; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DEVICES; EMBRYOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NONMAMMALIAN EMBRYO; PROCEDURES; TAIL; VISCOSITY;

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; BIOMATERIAL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS;

ACRYLIC RESINS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; TAIL; VISCOSITY; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 85002289045     PISSN: 15487091     EISSN: 15487105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.4101     Document Type: Article

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