Fibroblasts regulate contractile force independent of MMP activity in 3D-collagen

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 312, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 725-732

  Phillips, Jonathan A ^a   Vacanti, Charles A ^a,b   Bonassar, Lawrence J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Contraction; Fibroblast; Force; Matrix metalloproteinase

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CYTOCHALASIN B; DIPEPTIDE; ILOMASTAT; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 0344121234     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.179     Document Type: Article

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