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Small artery mechanobiology: Roles of cellular and non‐cellular elements
Author(s) -
Hill Michael A.,
Meininger Gerald A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
microcirculation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1549-8719
pISSN - 1073-9688
DOI - 10.1111/micc.12323
Subject(s) - mechanobiology , microcirculation , cellular adaptation , function (biology) , adaptation (eye) , biology , neuroscience , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biochemistry , gene
Small arteries and their component cellular and non‐cellular elements are continually subjected to, and interact with, mechanical forces. Such interactions are key in both short‐ and long‐term adaptation of the structure and function of the microcirculation to its local environment and metabolic requirements. Following this brief introduction is a series of papers presented as a symposium (Small Artery Mechanobiology: Roles of Cellular and Non‐Cellular Elements) at the World Congress for Microcirculation, Kyoto 2015.