Evaluation of tension in actin bundle of endothelial cells based on preexisting strain and tensile properties measurements

MCB Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 125-133

  Deguchi, S ^a,b,c   Ohashi, T ^b   Sato, M ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin bundle; Dense peripheral band; Endothelial cell; Intracellular stress; Mechanotransduction; Stress fiber; Yong's modulus

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELLS; ELASTIC MODULI; STRAIN; STRESSES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

ACTIN BUNDLE; DENSE PERIPHERAL BAND; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; INTRACELLULAR STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBER;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33744483759     PISSN: 15565297     EISSN: 15565300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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