| Literature DB >> 16607025 |
W R Hansen1, O Tulyathan, S C Dawson, W Z Cande, D A Fletcher.
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Giardia lamblia cell populations show 90% detachment from glass under normal forces of 2.43+/-0.33 nN applied by centrifugation. Detachment forces were not significantly different for cells attached to positively charged, hydrophobic, or inert surfaces than for cells attached to plain glass. The insensitivity of attachment force to surface treatment is consistent with a suction-based mechanism of attachment.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16607025 PMCID: PMC1459675 DOI: 10.1128/EC.5.4.781-783.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eukaryot Cell ISSN: 1535-9786