Cell-Cell Interactions Mediate the Response of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Substrate Stiffness
✍ Scribed by Sazonova, Olga V.; Lee, Kristen L.; Isenberg, Brett C.; Rich, Celeste B.; Nugent, Matthew A.; Wong, Joyce Y.
- Book ID
- 119209029
- Publisher
- Biophysical Society
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 789 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3495
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