Microtubules may harden or soften cells, depending of the extent of cell distension
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biomechanics
- Vol. 38 (8), 1728-1732
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.07.016
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