Force Generation of Curved Actin Gels Characterized by Combined AFM-Epifluorescence Measurements
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.01.055