## Abstract Force generated in contractile actin filament bundles (stress fibers—SFs) is transmitted to the extracellular matrix (ECM) via linker proteins and transmembrane integrins at focal adhesions (FAs). Though it has long been known that actin is rapidly exchanged in FAs, the connection betwe
Shear-Stress Profile along a Cell Focal Adhesion
✍ Scribed by D. Raz–Ben Aroush; H. D. Wagner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0935-9648
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