Hypergravity affects morphology and function in microvascular endothelial cells

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 234-238

  Monici, Monica ^a   Marziliano, Nicola ^b   Basile, Venere ^a   Pezzatini, Silvia ^c   Romano, Giovanni ^a   Conti, Antonio ^a   Morbidelli, Lucia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GENOTYPIC EXPRESSION; MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

CELLS;

EID: 33845429151     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870417     Document Type: Conference Paper

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