The effects of substrate stiffness on the morphology, intercellular tension, and differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (Analysis of the surface microstructure and tension of cells using atomic force microscopy)
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), one of the main components of arterial walls, actively remodel arterial wall in which they reside through biomechanical signals applied to themselves. The contractile or differentiated VSMCs were observed in normal blood vessels. In pathological vascular conditi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Japanese |
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The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/84/868/84_18-00387/_pdf/-char/en |