most citedBalance of microtubule stiffness and cortical tension determines the size of blood cells with marginal band across species

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Balance of microtubule stiffness and cortical tension determines the size of blood cells with marginal band across species

Serge Dmitrieff, Adolfo Alsina, Aastha Mathur +1

The fast blood stream of animals is associated with large shear stresses. Consequently, blood cells have evolved a special morphology and a specific internal architecture allowing…