A novel in Vitro model for microvasculature reveals regulation of circumferential ECM organization by curvature

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Barreto Ortiz, Sebastian F ^a   Zhang, Shuming ^a,b   Davenport, Matthew ^a   Fradkin, Jamie ^a,c   Ginn, Brian ^a,b   Mao, Hai Quan ^a,b,c   Gerecht, Sharon ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ELASTIN; FIBRIN; HYDROGEL;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; COLONY FORMING CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MICROVASCULATURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; HYDROGEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM CELL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRIN; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; MICROVESSELS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; STEM CELLS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84896716757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081061     Document Type: Article

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