Causal contributors to tissue stiffness and clinical relevance in urology

In this Review, Laura Martinez-Vidal et al. summarize current knowledge of factors affecting extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling in the context of pathological mechanical changes to tissue properties. They focus on the importance of research on tissue stiffness to the development of diagnostic too...

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Main Authors: Laura Martinez-Vidal, Valentina Murdica, Chiara Venegoni, Filippo Pederzoli, Marco Bandini, Andrea Necchi, Andrea Salonia, Massimo Alfano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02539-7