Unidirectional Stretching of Cells (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Unidirectional Stretching of Cells

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UCSD bioengineers have found a link between parallel alignment of 'stress fibers' in blood vessel cells and healthy levels in those cells of a protein called JNK.

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UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering

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