Morphological responses of vascular endothelial cells induced by local stretch transmitted through intercellular junctions

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-134

  Ueki, Y ^a   Sakamoto, N ^a   Ohashi, T ^a   Sato, M ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Endothelial cell remodeling; Intercellular junction; Mechanotransduction; Stress fibers

Indexed keywords

ADHESION MOLECULES; ENDOTHELIAL CELL REMODELING; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; STRESS FIBERS;

ADHESION; AMINO ACIDS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; MOLECULES; SELF ASSEMBLY; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

EID: 58949087900     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9143-3     Document Type: Article

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