Sarcomere Mechanics in Capillary Endothelial Cells
β Scribed by Russell, Robert J.; Xia, Shen-Ling; Dickinson, Richard B.; Lele, Tanmay P.
- Book ID
- 119205861
- Publisher
- Biophysical Society
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 632 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3495
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