Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate

Chun-Min Lo; Hong-Bei Wang; Micah Dembo; Yu-li Wang

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Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate

Chun-Min Lo Hong-Bei Wang Micah Dembo Yu-li Wang

Biophysical Journal Vol. 79 No. 1 pp. 144-152 · Elsevier BV

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Chun-Min Lo, Hong-Bei Wang, Micah Dembo, et al. (2000). Cell Movement Is Guided by the Rigidity of the Substrate. Biophysical Journal, 79(1), 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3495(00)76279-5

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