Mechanotransduction in embryonic vascular development

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1149-1168

  Roman, Beth L ^a   Pekkan, Kerem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial venous identity; Cardiovascular biology; Embryonic vasculature; Growth models; Mechanotransduction; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMODYNAMICS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

ARTERIAL-VENOI IDENTITY; CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY; EMBRYONIC VASCULATURE; EMBRYONICS; ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS; GROWTH MODELS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; VASCULATURE; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WALL-SHEAR STRESS;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84870775695     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0412-9     Document Type: Article

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