Mechanical stress mechanisms and the cell. An endothelial paradigm.
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Circulation Research
- Vol. 72 (2), 239-245
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.res.72.2.239
Abstract
There are important physiological and pathological cardiovascular consequences related to endothelial biomechanical properties. The endothelium, however, is not unique in responding to external forces; virtually all cells accommodate or respond to the mechanical environment.Keywords
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