Abstract
Mechanical forces play an important role in the development, maintenance, and remodeling of tissue in physiological states as well as the initiation and development of disease. Cell culture has been used extensively to study these effects because conditions in vitro are easily controlled. In the preceding chapters, examples of responses to mechanical forces by specific cell types and tissues were considered. In this chapter, we attempt to bring together these individual responses and explore principles common to most or all responses.
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Gooch, K.J., Tennant, C.J. (1997). Overview. In: Gooch, K.J., Tennant, C.J. (eds) Mechanical Forces: Their Effects on Cells and Tissues. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03420-0_8
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