PUBLICATION
How muscle contraction strengthens tendons
- Authors
- Glenn, N.O., Henry, C.A.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-190125-10
- Date
- 2019
- Source
- eLIFE 8: (Other)
- Registered Authors
- Glenn, Nikki, Henry, Clarissa A.
- Keywords
- Danio rerio, cell biology, developmental biology, mechanical force, mechanotransduction, myotendinous junction, tendon, tenocyte, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Humans
- Muscle Contraction*
- Muscle, Skeletal/physiology
- Tendons/physiology*
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 30676317 Full text @ Elife
Citation
Glenn, N.O., Henry, C.A. (2019) How muscle contraction strengthens tendons. eLIFE. 8.
Abstract
The force generated by muscles leads to signaling that helps to shape nearby tendon precursor cells.
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