Mechanical properties of growing melanocytic nevi and the progression to melanoma

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Taloni, Alessandro ^a   Alemi, Alexander A ^b   Ciusani, Emilio ^c   Sethna, James P ^b   Zapperi, Stefano ^a,d   La Porta, Caterina A M ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^d ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOMECHANICS; CANCER CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRESS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELASTIC TISSUE; EPIDERMIS; GEOMETRY; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MORPHOLOGY; OSMOTIC STRESS; SIMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; DRUG EFFECTS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MELANOMA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84899464897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094229     Document Type: Article

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