Computational mechanical model studies on the spontaneous emergent morphogenesis of the cultured endothelial cells

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-126

  Yamaguchi, Takami ^a   Yamamoto, Yasuhito ^b   Liu, Hao ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Emergent morphogenesis; Endothelial cell; Shape index; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CULTURE; CELL SHAPE; COMPUTER MODEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MORPHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MORPHOGENESIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0033990267     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(99)00159-1     Document Type: Article

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