Simulation of microgravity by magnetic levitation and random positioning: Effect on human A431 Cell morphology

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-261

  Moes, Maarten J A ^a   Gielen, Jeroen C ^b   Bleichrodt, Robert Jan ^a   Van Loon, Jack J W A ^c   Christianen, Peter C M ^b   Boonstra, Johannes ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actin; FAK; Focal adhesion; Magnetic levitation; RPM; Simulated microgravity; Weightlessness

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; LIQUID SLOSHING; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MAGNETISM; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PROTEINS; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ACTIN; ACTIN CYTOSKELETON; CELLULAR RESPONSE; FOCAL ADHESIONS; MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS; RANDOM POSITIONING; SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY; TRANSIENT PROCESS;

MAGNETIC LEVITATION;

EID: 85027935546     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-010-9185-x     Document Type: Article

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