Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , 5 January 2010

The biomechanical integrin

  • Erin L. Baker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
    • ,
  • Muhammad H. Zaman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

,Accepted 21 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.09.007

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , 5 January 2010

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