title: Cell forces in tissues.
abstract: This articles reviews the measurement, the effects and the biological importance of forces that cells exert on each other. It does not review the effects of forces originating from movement of tissues, muscular activity, movement and gravity.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cell Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. a.curtis@bio.gla.ac.uk
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000502:physiology*; D004548:Elasticity; D004735:Energy Transfer / Q000502:physiology; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins