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Mechanical Forces And Tumor Cells: Insight Into The Biophysical Aspects Of Cancer Progression, Indrajyoti Indra
Mechanical Forces And Tumor Cells: Insight Into The Biophysical Aspects Of Cancer Progression, Indrajyoti Indra
Wayne State University Dissertations
Mechanical forces play an important role in the regulation of cellular behavior and physiological processes including adhesion, migration, proliferation, tissue repair, embryogenesis and development. In addition, a number of diseases including cancer, have been linked to changes in cellular and extracellular mechanical properties. However, whether a correlation exists between the progression of cancer towards metastasis and mechanical factors has not been clearly defined. Additionally, how a cell responds to changes in extracellular mechanical cues as it gains metastatic abilities is poorly understood. To address these questions, we have utilized a panel of murine breast cancer cell lines with progressive metastatic. …