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Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisci...

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Corporate Authors: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells Istanbul, Turkey, SpringerLink (Online service), North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division
Other Authors: Akkaş, Nuri
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1990]
Series:NATO ASI series. Cell biology ; vol. 42.
Subjects:
Cells > Morphology > Congresses.
Cytoskeleton > Congresses.
Biomechanics > Congresses.
Biomechanical Phenomena > Congresses.
Cell Division > physiology > Congresses.
Cell Movement > physiology > Congresses.
Cytoskeleton > physiology > Congresses.
Life Sciences.
Cell Biology.
Biophysics and Biological Physics.
Cytosquelette > Congrès.
Biomécanique > Congrès.
Cellules > Morphologie > Congrès.
Biomechanics.
Cells > Morphology.
Cytoskeleton.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Cytomechanics is the application of the classical principles of mechanics in cell biology. It is an applied science concerned with the description and evaluation of mechanical properties of cells and their organelles as well as of the forces exerted by them. Thus, this topic needs a truly interdisciplinary approach, and accordingly this volume gives an up-to-date account of the current research done on cell division, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell locomotion and cell deformation during normal development and the cytoskeletal role in cell shape. Biologists, biomechanicians, biophysicists, biochemists and biomathematicians here discuss the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics, emphasizing their applicability to cell activities.
Item Description:"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells held in Istanbul, Turkey, September 3-13, 1989"--Title page verso.
"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (524 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783642836312 (electronic bk.)
3642836313 (electronic bk.)