Actin Filaments Affect on Not Only Elasticity But Also Late Viscous Response in Stress Relaxation of Single Isolated Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells
The stress relaxation test was performed for cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs) to investigate the effect of actin filaments (AFs) on viscoelastic properties of the cells. Untreated cells and cells treated with cytochalasin D to disrupt their AFs were stretched by 70-85%, and their lengt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/2/3/2_3_93/_pdf/-char/en |