Fibronectin matrix polymerization increases tensile strength of model tissue

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 1 56-1, 2004, Pages

  Gildner, Candace D ^a   Lerner, Amy L ^a   Hocking, Denise C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Mechanical properties; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS; FIBRONECTINS; GELS; MICE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 3042663312     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00859.2003     Document Type: Article

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