Cell-cell interactions mediate the response of vascular smooth muscle cells to substrate stiffness

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 622-630

  Sazonova, Olga V ^a   Lee, Kristen L ^a   Isenberg, Brett C ^a   Rich, Celeste B ^b   Nugent, Matthew A ^a,b   Wong, Joyce Y ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 5; VINCULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOCAL ADHESION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOCAL ADHESIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTEGRIN ALPHA5BETA1; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RATS; VINCULIN;

EID: 80052449388     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.06.051     Document Type: Article

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