Investigating the role of calcium in the biomechanical response of neutrophils to mechanical deformation experienced in the pulmonary capillaries

Investigating the role of calcium in the biomechanical response of neutrophils to mechanical deformation experienced in the pulmonary capillaries

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biological Engineering Division, 2006.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hsu, Jeffrey J
Other Authors:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Biological Engineering Division.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
Subjects:	Biological Engineering Division.
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37960

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