title: Mechanical stress mechanisms and the cell. An endothelial paradigm.
abstract: There are important physiological and pathological cardiovascular consequences related to endothelial biomechanical properties. The endothelium, however, is not unique in responding to external forces; virtually all cells accommodate or respond to the mechanical environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tripathi
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical