Cellular mechanical stress gradient regulates cell proliferation and differentiation patterns

MCB Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 225-227

  Li, B ^a   Li, F ^a   Li, H X ^a   Xu, X C ^a   Szczodry, M ^a   Yang, Z C ^a   Lin, J S ^b   Wang, J H C ^a  

^a MechanoBiology Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRACTION FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLULAR MECHANICAL STRESS GRADIENT; FIBROBLASTS;

CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MONOLAYERS; STRESSES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846461239     PISSN: 15565297     EISSN: 15565300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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