Effects of mechanical stress on cell adhesion: A possible mechanism for morphological changes

Cell Adhesion and Migration

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Boccafoschi, Francesca ^a   Bosetti, M ^a   Sandra, P M ^a   Leigheb, M ^a,b   Cannas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b Novara Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Akt; Mechanical stress; Morphometry; Rho; Vinculin

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; VINCULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FIBROBLAST; FOCAL ADHESION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77449127331     PISSN: 19336918     EISSN: 19336926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cam.4.1.9569     Document Type: Article

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