Deconstructing the third dimension-how 3D culture microenvironments alter cellular cues

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3015-3024

  Baker, Brendon M ^a   Chen, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D culture models; Cell adhesion; Dimensionality; Mechanotransduction; Microenvironment; Soluble factors

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN; NANOFIBER; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; SCATTER FACTOR; SILICONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SHAPE; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CHONDROCYTES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84867887350     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.079509     Document Type: Note

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