Nano-to-microscale mechanical switches and fuses mediate adhesive contacts between leukocytes and the endothelium.
Heinrich
Volkmar
V
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. vheinrich@ucdavis.edu
Leung
Andrew
A
Evans
Evan
E
D000465:Algorithms; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000737:chemistry; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015233:Models, Statistical; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000737:chemistry
D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D019007:P-Selectin