Simulated microgravity impairs leukemic cell survival through altering VEGFR-2/VEGF-A signaling pathway

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1405-1410

  Vincent, Loïc ^a   Avancena, Patricia ^b   Cheng, Joseph ^a   Rafii, Shahin ^a   Rabbany, Sina Y ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell survival; Mechanical forces; Mechanotransduction; Receptor trafficking

Indexed keywords

CELL SURVIVAL; MECHANICAL FORCES; RECEPTOR TRAFFICKING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

CELLS;

VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A, HUMAN; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 27244460366     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-005-6153-5     Document Type: Article

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