Integrins as biomechanical sensors of the microenvironment

Zanetta Kechagia; Johanna Ivaska; Pere Roca‐Cusachs

doi:10.1038/s41580-019-0134-2

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IntegrinExtracellular matrixCell biologyCell adhesionFunction (biology)CellChemistryBiologyBiochemistry

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 20
Issue: 8
Pages: 457-473
Citations: 1176
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                                    Zanetta Kechagia, 
                                
                                    Johanna Ivaska, 
                                
                                    Pere Roca‐Cusachs
                                
                            (2019). 
                            Integrins as biomechanical sensors of the microenvironment. 
                            Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
                            , 20
                            (8)
                            , 457-473.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41580-019-0134-2

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DOI: 10.1038/s41580-019-0134-2