What do tissues and cells know of mechanics?

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 267-269

  Brand, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENT; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TISSUE;

EID: 0030757584     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899708999346     Document Type: Editorial

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