Cytokinesis by the numbers

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Organism Amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum
Reference D.N. Robinson, Y.-S. Kee, T. Luo and A. Surcel, Understanding How Dividing Cells Change Shape. In: Edward H. Egelman, editor: Comprehensive Biophysics, Vol 7, Cell Biophysics, Denis Wirtz. Oxford: Academic Press, 2012. pp. 48-72. p.50 figure 1
Primary Source See refs beneath figure
Method FRAP measurements, particle tracking rheometry studies
Comments "To account for the furrow ingression dynamics, a simple analytical model – the Cylinder-Thinning Model – has been developed that incorporates five simple parameters: cortical tension, radial stresses, compressive stresses, viscosity, and elasticity (ref 71) (Figure 1)." See note beneath figure
Entered by Uri M
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