Cell-generated traction forces and the resulting matrix deformation modulate microvascular alignment and growth during angiogenesis

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Underwood, Clayton J ^a   Edgar, Lowell T ^a   Hoying, James B ^b   Weiss, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Deformation; Image analysis; Morphometry; Orientation; Strain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; CELL GENERATED TRACTION FORCE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROVASCULARIZATION; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGENESIS; DEFORMATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRY; ORIENTATION; STRAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; EPIDIDYMIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROVESSELS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84901016845     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00995.2013     Document Type: Article

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