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Combining 3D Magnetic Force Actuator and Multi-Functional Fluorescence Imaging to Study Nucleus Mechanobiology
Published on: July 5, 2022
[Atomic force microscopy as a single-molecule imaging and force measurement tool for the cell nucleus]
Shige H Yoshimura1, Hirohide Takahashi, Shotaro Otsuka
1yoshimura@lif.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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