A novel culture morphology resulting from applied mechanical strain

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 392-397

  Grymes, R A ^a   Sawyer, C ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cytochalasin D; Fibroblast; Force; Mechanotransduction; Microfilaments

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FETUS; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROFILAMENT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030910230     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-997-0011-8     Document Type: Article

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