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. 1997 Oct 6;139(1):1–12. doi: 10.1083/jcb.139.1.1

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A broken thin filament attached to the pipette and deformed by flow. From top to bottom: (a) the original shape; (b) the filament stretched by the flow (the flow was produced by movement of the XY stage relative to the pipette); (c) 1.4 s after flow stopped; and (d) 2.8 s after flow stopped. Bar, 10 μm.