The mechanical influence of densification on epithelial architecture.
Epithelial tissues are the most abundant tissue type in animals, lining body cavities and generating compartment barriers. The function of a monolayered epithelial tissue-whether protective, secretory, absorptive, or filtrative-relies on the side-by-side arrangement of its component cells. The mecha...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2024-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012001&type=printable |