Modulation of host cell mechanics by Try
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Adam Mott; Guillaume Lenormand; Jaime Costales; Jeffrey J. Fredberg; Barbara A.
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract To investigate the effects of __Trypanosoma cruzi__ on the mechanical properties of infected host cells, cytoskeletal stiffness and remodeling dynamics were measured in parasiteโinfected fibroblasts. We find that cell stiffness decreases in a timeโdependent fashion in __T. cruzi__โinfec