Fibroblast spreading induced by connective tissue stretch involves intracellular redistribution of α- and β-actin

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-495

  Langevin, Helene M ^a   Storch, Kirsten N ^a   Cipolla, Marilyn J ^a   White, Sheryl L ^a   Buttolph, Thomas R ^a   Taatjes, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Fibroblast; Mechanical stress; Mechanotransduction; Subcutaneous tissue

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; BETA ACTIN; F ACTIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SPREADING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBROBLAST; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LAMELLIPODIUM; MALE; MASSAGE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOUSE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS FIBER;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLASTS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646346659     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0138-1     Document Type: Article

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