Mechanical compression influences intracellular Ca2+ signaling in chondrocytes seeded in agarose constructs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1385-1391

  Roberts, Susan R ^a,b   Knight, Martin M ^b   Lee, David A ^b   Bader, Dan L ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte deformation; Gadolinium; Mechanotransduction; Microscopy; Strain

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035103790     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.4.1385     Document Type: Article

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