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Forum article about cellular mechano-transduction, from the basics to special applications (e.g. stem cell differentiation).
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Why is it important?
In the last decades it became evident that cells do mechanically interact with their micro-environment and that these physical cues can be as important for cell fate as traditional bio-chemical ones.
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This page is a summary of: Mechanotransduction: use the force(s), BMC Biology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-015-0150-4.
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