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McGill University: Montreal, QC, CA

2013-08-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Bioengineering McGill)
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Allen Ehrlicher

Education and qualifications (3)

Universität Leipzig: Leipzig, Sachsen, DE

2005-02-01 to 2007-10-01 | Phd (dr rer nat) (Physics)
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Allen Ehrlicher

Universität Leipzig: Leipzig, Sachsen, DE

2002-08-01 to 2005-02-01 | MSc (Physics)
Education
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Allen Ehrlicher

University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX, US

1996-08-20 to 2002-05-01 | BS (Physics)
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Funding (19)

Cellular mechanotransduction in the actin cytoskeleton

2016-09-01 to 2021-08-31 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

5f981cc8bad57dd3422cfeb15f0cfb8e

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Cellular mechanotransduction in the actin cytoskeleton

2016-09-01 to 2021-08-31 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

grant.7ae29a10a00ef8ede8e907f39744a8bd

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Biophysical Tools for the Characterization of Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion

2016-04-01 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

debe7db8a3c65843ad55e2c04019e1af

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Biophysical Tools for the Characterization of Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion

2016-04-01 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

grant.fd472ab84906d0f9b2b8ba156b1fd929

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High-throughput microscopy system for ultrasensitive and multiplexed nanoarray analysis

2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31 | Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: grant.616776
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Braking metastasis: Characterizing and targeting mechanical changes in cancer migration

2015-08-01 to 2018-07-31 | Grant
Canadian Cancer Society (Toronto, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

46c52cce0d19a1f141e7eb02084a8029

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Braking metastasis: Characterizing and targeting mechanical changes in cancer migration

2015-08-01 to 2018-07-31 | Grant
Canadian Cancer Society (n/a, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

grant.c2627233ce383adca868d47f425fbf43

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Cellular mechanotransduction in the actin cytoskeleton.

2015-07-01 to 2020-06-30 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

3a5c7b03c20b64d7d59ce78e90e59df7

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Cellular mechanotransduction in the actin cytoskeleton.

2015-07-01 to 2020-06-30 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

grant.d86bc2b269013a4c2433a17fd849de2c

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Quantification des forces cytoplasmiques cellulaires et des mécanismes structurels durant le processus de mitose cellulaire

2015-04-01 to 2016-03-31 | Grant
Fonds de Recherche du Québec (Montreal, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

grant.191119

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Quantification of cell cytoplasmic forces and structural mechanisms during cell mitosis process

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Regulated dissipation in active mechanobiology

2014-04-01 to 2017-03-31 | Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: grant.611878
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Regulated dissipation in active mechanobiology

2014-04-01 to 2016-03-31 | Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 588652
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Bioengineering Facility for Confocal Rheology

2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31 | Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 564722
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Bioengineering Facility for Confocal Rheology

2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31 | Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: grant.564722
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Soft-tissue diagnostic instrumentation based on simultaneous viscoelastic and fluid-flow measurements

2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31 | Grant
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER: 560881
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Soft-tissue diagnostic instrumentation based on simultaneous viscoelastic and fluid-flow measurements

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Active biological mechanics

2014-03-18 to present | Grant
Canada Foundation for Innovation (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

CFI6828

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Active biological mechanics

2014-03-18 to present | Grant
Canada Foundation for Innovation (Ottawa, CA)
GRANT_NUMBER:

grant.CFI7147

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Works (41)

Heart‐on‐a‐Miniscope: A Miniaturized Solution for Electrophysiological Drug Screening in Cardiac Organoids

Small
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Pouria Tirgar; Abigail Vikstrom; José Miguel Romero Sepúlveda; Luv Kishore Srivastava; Ali Amini; Tomoka Tabata; Shuichiro Higo; Gil Bub; Allen Ehrlicher
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Sensing the squeeze: nuclear mechanotransduction in health and disease

Nucleus
2024-12-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Luv Kishore Srivastava; Allen J. Ehrlicher
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Nacreous Glass Composites with Superior Performance Engineered through Mechanical Vibration and Silanization

Advanced Functional Materials
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali Amini; Pouria Tirgar; Aram Bahmani; Maziar Jafari; Mohamed Siaj; Francois Barthelat; Allen Ehrlicher
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MAP4K4 regulates forces at cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesions to promote collective cell migration

Life Science Alliance
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Lara Elis Alberici Delsin; Cédric Plutoni; Anna Clouvel; Sarah Keil; Léa Marpeaux; Lina Elouassouli; Adele Khavari; Allen J Ehrlicher; Gregory Emery
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Tissue tension permits β-catenin phosphorylation to drive mesoderm specification in human embryonic stem cells

2023-07-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Nadia M.E. Ayad; Johnathon N. Lakins; Ajinkya Ghagre; Allen J. Ehrlicher; Valerie M. Weaver
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Nuclear compression regulates YAP spatiotemporal fluctuations in living cells

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2023-07-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Newsha Koushki; Ajinkya Ghagre; Luv Kishore Srivastava; Clayton Molter; Allen J. Ehrlicher
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MAP4K4 regulates biomechanical forces at adherens junctions and focal adhesions to promote collective cell migration

2022-11-23 | Preprint
Contributors: Lara Elis Alberici Delsin; Cédric Plutoni; Anna Clouvel; Sarah Keil; Léa Marpeaux; Lina Elouassouli; Adele Khavari; Allen Ehrlicher; Gregory Emery
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Substrate stiffening promotes VEGF-A functions via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Amjad Husain; Arogya Khadka; Allen Ehrlicher; Magali Saint-Geniez; Ramaswamy Krishnan
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Endocytic proteins with prion-like domains form viscoelastic condensates that enable membrane remodeling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2021-12-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Louis-Philippe Bergeron-Sandoval; Sandeep Kumar; Hossein Khadivi Heris; Catherine L. A. Chang; Caitlin E. Cornell; Sarah L. Keller; Paul François; Adam G. Hendricks; Allen J. Ehrlicher; Rohit V. Pappu et al.
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Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Composite Hydrogel Bioinks for the Development of 3D Bioprinted Head and Neck in Vitro Tumor Models

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
2021-11-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacqueline Kort-Mascort; Guangyu Bao; Osama Elkashty; Salvador Flores-Torres; Jose G. Munguia-Lopez; Tao Jiang; Allen J. Ehrlicher; Luc Mongeau; Simon D. Tran; Joseph M. Kinsella
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Centrifugation and index matching yield a strong and transparent bioinspired nacreous composite

Science
2021-09-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Ali Amini; Adele Khavari; Francois Barthelat; Allen J. Ehrlicher
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Spatial distribution of lamin A/C determines nuclear stiffness and stress-mediated deformation

Journal of Cell Science
2021-05-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Luv Kishore Srivastava; Zhaoping Ju; Ajinkya Ghagre; Allen J. Ehrlicher
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A nondestructive contactless technique to assess the viscoelasticity of blood clots in real-time

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Shiva Naseri; Newsha Koushki; Ehsan Rezabeigi; Allen Ehrlicher; Showan N. Nazhat
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Lamin A redistribution mediated by nuclear deformation determines dynamic localization of YAP

2020-03-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Newsha Koushki; Ajinkya Ghagre; Luv Kishore Srivastava; Chris Sitaras; Haruka Yoshie; Clayton Molter; Allen J. Ehrlicher
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An Intestinal Organ Culture System Uncovers a Role for the Nervous System in Microbe-Immune Crosstalk

Cell
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85014094708

Contributors: Yissachar, N.; Zhou, Y.; Ung, L.; Lai, N.Y.; Mohan, J.F.; Ehrlicher, A.; Weitz, D.A.; Kasper, D.L.; Chiu, I.M.; Mathis, D. et al.
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Robust mechanobiological behavior emerges in heterogeneous myosin systems.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2017-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Egan PF; Moore JR; Ehrlicher AJ; Weitz DA; Schunn C; Cagan J; LeDuc P
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Composite alginate gels for tunable cellular microenvironment mechanics

Scientific Reports
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84981350410

Contributors: Khavari, A.; Nydén, M.; Weitz, D.A.; Ehrlicher, A.J.
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Growth and Attachment-Facilitated Entry of Bacteria into Submicrometer Pores Can Enhance Bioremediation and Oil Recovery in Low-Permeability and Microporous Media

Environmental Science and Technology Letters
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84994702043

Contributors: Akbari, A.; Rahim, A.A.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Ghoshal, S.
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A cost-effective microindentation system for soft material characterization

2015 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015
2015 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84955327304

Contributors: Zhang, W.; Dong, X.; Cruz, S.S.-D.; Heris, H.K.; Mongeau, L.G.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Liu, X.
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Alpha-actinin binding kinetics modulate cellular dynamics and force generation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84930225729

Contributors: Ehrlicher, A.J.; Krishnan, R.; Guo, M.; Bidan, C.M.; Weitz, D.A.; Pollak, M.R.
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Microtubule sliding drives proplatelet elongation and is dependent on cytoplasmic dynein

Blood
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84921823935

Contributors: Bender, M.; Thon, J.N.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Wu, S.; Mazutis, L.; Deschmann, E.; Sola-Visner, M.; Italiano, J.E.; Hartwig, J.H.
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Neuronal and metastatic cancer cells: Unlike brothers

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84944171592

Contributors: Heine, P.; Ehrlicher, A.; Käs, J.
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Structurally governed cell mechanotransduction through multiscale modeling

Scientific Reports
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84923807029

Contributors: Kang, J.; Puskar, K.M.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Leduc, P.R.; Schwartz, R.S.
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Platelet bioreactor-on-a-chip

Blood
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907222943

Contributors: Thon, J.N.; Mazutis, L.; Wu, S.; Sylman, J.L.; Ehrlicher, A.; Machlus, K.R.; Feng, Q.; Lu, S.; Lanza, R.; Neeves, K.B. et al.
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Probing the stochastic, motor-driven properties of the cytoplasm using force spectrum microscopy

Cell
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907369302

Contributors: Guo, M.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Jensen, M.H.; Renz, M.; Moore, J.R.; Goldman, R.D.; Lippincott-Schwartz, J.; Mackintosh, F.C.; Weitz, D.A.
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Microwave dielectric heating of non-aqueous droplets in a microfluidic device for nanoparticle synthesis

Nanoscale
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84878714988

Contributors: Koziej, D.; Floryan, C.; Sperling, R.A.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Issadore, D.; Westervelt, R.; Weitz, D.A.
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The role of vimentin intermediate filaments in cortical and cytoplasmic mechanics

Biophysical Journal
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84885088749

Contributors: Guo, M.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Mahammad, S.; Fabich, H.; Jensen, M.H.; Moore, J.R.; Fredberg, J.J.; Goldman, R.D.; Weitz, D.A.
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Actin filament elasticity and retrograde flow shape the force-velocity relation of motile cells

Biophysical Journal
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84855998516

Contributors: Zimmermann, J.; Brunner, C.; Enculescu, M.; Goegler, M.; Ehrlicher, A.; Käs, J.; Falcke, M.
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Controlled synthesis of cell-laden microgels by radical-free gelation in droplet microfluidics

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84858251023

Contributors: Rossow, T.; Heyman, J.A.; Ehrlicher, A.J.; Langhoff, A.; Weitz, D.A.; Haag, R.; Seiffert, S.
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Cell mechanics: Contracting to stiffness

Nature Materials
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78650257997

Contributors: Ehrlicher, A.; Hartwig, J.H.
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Dewetting-induced membrane formation by adhesion of amphiphile-laden interfaces

Journal of the American Chemical Society
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79953062762

Contributors: Shum, H.C.; Santanach-Carreras, E.; Kim, J.-W.; Ehrlicher, A.; Bibette, J.; Weitz, D.A.
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Mechanical strain in actin networks regulates FilGAP and integrin binding to filamin A

Nature
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80054043810

Contributors: Ehrlicher, A.J.; Nakamura, F.; Hartwig, J.H.; Weitz, D.A.; Stossel, T.P.
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Cytoskeletal mechanics of proplatelet maturation and platelet release

Journal of Cell Biology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78349243311

Contributors: Thon, J.N.; Montalvo, A.; Patel-Hett, S.; Devine, M.T.; Richardson, J.L.; Ehrlicher, A.; Larson, M.K.; Hoffmeister, K.; Hartwig, J.H.; Italiano Jr., J.E.
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Buckling, stiffening, and negative dissipation in the dynamics of a biopolymer in an active medium

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-74049089318

Contributors: Kikuchi, N.; Ehrlicher, A.; Koch, D.; Käs, J.A.; Ramaswamy, S.; Rao, M.
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Optical Neuronal Guidance

Methods in Cell Biology
2007 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-34347218277

Contributors: Ehrlicher, A.; Betz, T.; Stuhrmann, B.; Gögler, M.; Koch, D.; Franze, K.; Lu, Y.; Käs, J.
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Statistical analysis of neuronal growth: Edge dynamics and the effect of a focused laser on growth cone motility

New Journal of Physics
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-36949023503

Contributors: Betz, T.; Koch, D.; Stuhrmann, B.; Ehrlicher, A.; Käs, J.
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The forces behind cell movement

International Journal of Biological Sciences
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-34249986326

Contributors: Ananthakrishnan, R.; Ehrlicher, A.
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Cell migration through small gaps

European Biophysics Journal
2006 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-33749254479

Contributors: Brunner, C.A.; Ehrlicher, A.; Kohlstrunk, B.; Knebel, D.; Käs, J.A.; Goegler, M.
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Automated tracking and laser micromanipulation of motile cells

Review of Scientific Instruments
2005 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-17044372687

Contributors: Stuhrmann, B.; Gögler, M.; Betz, T.; Ehrlicher, A.; Koch, D.; Käs, J.
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Optical control of neuronal growth

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2004 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-13244253739

Contributors: Koch, D.; Betz, T.; Ehrlicher, A.; Gögler, M.; Stuhrmann, B.; Käs, J.
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Guiding neuronal growth with light

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
2002 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0037058929

Contributors: Ehrlicher, A.; Betz, T.; Stuhrmann, B.; Koch, D.; Milner, V.; Raizen, M.G.; Käs, J.
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