Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Cytokinesis in Animal Cells....Pages 1-34
Force Generation in the Mitotic Spindle....Pages 35-71
Microtubules in Interphase and Mitosis of Cellular Slime Molds....Pages 73-107
Some Basic Principles of Mechanics as Applied to Cytology....Pages 109-154
Thermodynamics and Mechanics of Active Cell Motions....Pages 155-183
Physical Model for Phagocyte Motility: Local Growth of a Contractile Network from a Passive Body....Pages 185-214
Dynamic Cytomatrix-Membrane Interactions in Cell Shape and Organization....Pages 215-234
Mechanisms of Membrane Fusion....Pages 235-248
Protrusive Activity of the Cell Surface and the Movements of Tissue Cells....Pages 249-294
The Mechanics of Morphogenesis in Multicellular Embryos....Pages 295-401
Mathematical Models and Analysing Methods for the Lamellipodial Activity of Leukocytes....Pages 403-422
Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Physarum Cytoplasm....Pages 423-428
Biophysical Analysis of Neutrophil Motility....Pages 429-436
Three Position Controller for Tensile Regulation of Axon Length....Pages 437-442
Patterns of Discrete Cell-Cell Contacts Formed on Erythrocytes by Polycations, Lectins and Polysaccharides....Pages 443-448
Neutrophil Granulocytes: A Model for Analyzing the Relationship Between Shape, Function and Cytoskeletal Structure....Pages 449-454
The Invasive Behaviour of Murine T-Lymphoma Cells In Vitro ....Pages 455-460
Active Motion and Deformation in Vascular Endothelial Cells Exposed to Flow....Pages 461-469
Mechanical Development of the Notochord in Xenopus Early Tail-Bud Embryos....Pages 471-485
Computer-Aided Image Analysis in the Study of Morphogenetic Cell Movement In-Vivo ....Pages 487-492
Slow Electrically and Chemically Evoked Volume Changes in Guinea Pig Outer Hair Cells....Pages 493-498
Transient Microtubules in the Ciliate Eufolliculina Uhligi , and their Possible Role in Morphogenesis....Pages 499-504
Large-Strain Kinematics of Deforming Cell Sheets....Pages 505-510
GAP-JUNCTION: Braille of the Cell....Pages 511-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-527