Molecular Cues Guiding Matrix Stiffness in Liver Fibrosis

Tissue and matrix stiffness affect cell properties during morphogenesis, cell growth, differentiation, and migration and are altered in the tissue remodeling following injury and the pathological progression. However, detailed molecular mechanisms underlying alterations of stiffness in vivo are stil...

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Main Authors: Takaoki Saneyasu, Riaz Akhtar, Takao Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2646212