Myofibroblast communication is controlled by intercellular mechanical coupling

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 121, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 3305-3316

  Follonier, Lysianne ^a   Schaub, Sébastien ^b   Meister, Jean Jacques ^a   Hinz, Boris ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Calcium oscillations; Gap junction; Mechanotransduction; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL DENSITY; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; GAP JUNCTION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIBROBLASTS; FIBROSIS; GADOLINIUM; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MYOBLASTS; MYOSINS; PEPTIDES; RATS; SPIDER VENOMS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 56349095325     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.024521     Document Type: Article

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