Open AccessHigh-Magnitude and/or High-Frequency Mechanical Strain Promotes Peripapillary Scleral Myofibroblast Differentiation
Author(s) -
Jing Qu,
Huaping Chen,
Lanyan Zhu,
Namasivayam Ambalavanan,
Christopher A. Girkin,
Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich,
J. Crawford Downs,
Yong Zhou
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.15-17848
Subject(s) - myofibroblast , fibroblast , microbiology and biotechnology , contractility , strain (injury) , biology , materials science , cell culture , anatomy , pathology , medicine , endocrinology , genetics , fibrosis
To determine the effects of altered mechanical strain on human peripapillary scleral (ppSc) fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation.
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