Shear stress induces a time- and position-dependent increase in endothelial cell membrane fluidity

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 4 49-4, 2001, Pages

  Butler, Peter J ^a,b   Norwich, Gerard ^a   Weinbaum, Sheldon ^b   Chien, Shu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b City University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cholesterol; Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching; Mechanotransduction; Membrane fluidity

Indexed keywords

1,1' DIHEXADECYL 3,3,3',3' TETRAMETHYLINDOCARBOCYANINE PERCHLORATE; CHOLESTEROL; DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0034996180     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.280.4.c962     Document Type: Article

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