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Abstract
Mechanotransduction, the conversion of a biophysical force into a cellular response, allows cells and tissues to respond to their mechanical milieu. How muscle force is translated through TGF-β signaling to regulate tendon homeostasis offers an interesting in vivo example of mechanotransduction.Mesh:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21683902 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.05.025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834