Mechanical stress mechanisms and the cell. An endothelial paradigm.
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.
Davies
P F
PF
Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
Tripathi
S C
SC
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical