Flow-induced mechanotransduction in skeletal cells.
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SUBMITTER: Alfieri R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815304 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Flow-induced mechanotransduction in skeletal cells.
Alfieri Roberta R Vassalli Massimo M Viti Federica F
Biophysical reviews 20190916 5
Human body is subject to many and variegated mechanical stimuli, actuated in different ranges of force, frequency, and duration. The process through which cells "feel" forces and convert them into biochemical cascades is called mechanotransduction. In this review, the effects of fluid shear stress on bone cells will be presented. After an introduction to present the major players in bone system, we describe the mechanoreceptors in bone tissue that can feel and process fluid flow. In the second p ...[more]
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