Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 2-8 , 5 January 2010

In the middle of it all: Mutual mechanical regulation between the nucleus and the cytoskeleton

  • Kris Noel Dahl

      Affiliations

    • Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    • Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States. Tel.: +14122689609; fax: +14122687139.
    • ,
  • Elizabeth A. Booth-Gauthier

      Affiliations

    • Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
    • ,
  • Benoît Ladoux

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), Université Paris Diderot and CNRS UMR 7057, Paris, France

,Accepted 21 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.002

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 2-8 , 5 January 2010

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