Cell alignment is induced by cyclic changes in cell length: Studies of cells grown in cyclically stretched substrates

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 286-293

  Neidlinger Wilke, C ^a   Grood, E S ^b   Wang, J H C ^b,d   Brand, R A ^c   Claes, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS; SILICONES; SUBSTRATES;

CELL LENGTH;

CELLS;

ACTIN; ARGINYLGLYCYLASPARTIC ACID; FIBRONECTIN; LIGAND; POLYMER; SILICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORIENTATION; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING; STRETCHING;

EID: 0035062764     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(00)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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