Characterization of tissue biomechanics and mechanical signaling in uterine leiomyoma

Matrix Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-65

  Norian, John M ^a   Owen, Carter M ^a   Taboas, Juan ^b,c   Korecki, Casey ^c   Tuan, Rocky ^b,c   Malik, Minnie ^d   Catherino, William H ^a,d   Segars, James H ^a,d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

AKAP13; Extracellular matrix; Leiomyoma; Mechanical properties; Mechanotransduction; Myometrium; Rho kinase; RhoA; ROCK; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; POLYSTYRENE; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TUMOR CELL; UTERUS MYOMA; VISCOELASTICITY;

A KINASE ANCHOR PROTEINS; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 84855592608     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: 15691802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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