Physical forces during collective cell migration
10.1038/nphys1269
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Trepat, X., Wasserman, M. R., Angelini, T. E., Millet, E., Weitz, D. A., Butler, J. P., & Fredberg, J. J. (2009). Physical forces during collective cell migration. Nature Physics, 5(6), 426–430.

Authors 7
  1. Xavier Trepat (first)
  2. Michael R. Wasserman (additional)
  3. Thomas E. Angelini (additional)
  4. Emil Millet (additional)
  5. David A. Weitz (additional)
  6. James P. Butler (additional)
  7. Jeffrey J. Fredberg (additional)
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@article{Trepat_2009, title={Physical forces during collective cell migration}, volume={5}, ISSN={1745-2481}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys1269}, DOI={10.1038/nphys1269}, number={6}, journal={Nature Physics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Trepat, Xavier and Wasserman, Michael R. and Angelini, Thomas E. and Millet, Emil and Weitz, David A. and Butler, James P. and Fredberg, Jeffrey J.}, year={2009}, month=may, pages={426–430} }