Cells under pressure

eLife

Ovijit Chaudhuri¹  Dhiraj Indana¹ 

[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States;

关键词: extracellular matrix;    multicellular aggregates;    mechanical stress;    compression;    tumor;    cancer;    Mouse;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.68643

来源: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd

【 摘 要 】

A new method for applying solid stress to aggregates of cells is shedding light on the impact of mechanical forces on cancer cells.

【 授权许可】

CC BY