Author/Editor		Iglič, Aleš; Gimsa, Ulrike; Gimsa, Jan; Kralj-Iglič, Veronika
Title		On the mechanical stability of microtubular protrusion of microglial cell membrane
Type		članek
Source		In: Konvičkova S, Daniel M, Leiterman D, editors. Summer wokshop of applied mechanich; 2002 June; Prague. Praga: Czech technical university,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 91-7
Language		eng
Abstract		Recently, micro- and nanotubular structures that are also present in cells have become a subject of increasing interest. In this work we report on observation of tubular membrane protrusions in microglial cells. It was observed that the membrane of the resting microglial cells exhibits numerous protrusions that may appear as branched microtubular structures. When the microglial cells were activated the protrusions were not observed. A theory describing the mechanical stability of the observed myelin-like membrane protrusions in microglial cells is described.
Descriptors		MICROGLIA LIPID BILAYERS PHOSPHOLIPIDS MICROTUBULE PROTEINS MYELIN-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN ELASTICITY MODELS, THEORETICAL