Empirical study on grouping behavior of individual endothelial cells under shear stress

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 715-720

  Tanishita, Kazuo ^a   Nagayama, Kazuhiro ^a   Fujii, Madoka ^a   Kudou, Susumu ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bio Fluid Mechanics; Biological Engineering; Biomechanics; Cell Morphology; Endothelial Cell

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MONOLAYERS; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; WALL FLOW;

BIO-FLUID MECHANICS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

CELLS;

EID: 0033185118     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.42.715     Document Type: Article

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