Browsing by Subject "Stretch"
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Cellular and Subcellular Mechanisms of Ventricular Mechano-Arrhythmogenicity
(2021-07-15)The heart is an electro-mechanical pump with feedback mechanisms for responding to acute changes in its mechanical environment. This requires cellular and subcellular elements of cardiac mechano-sensitivity, including ... -
The Development of a 3D Piezoelectric Active Microtissue Model for Airway Smooth Muscle
(2013-04-30)Although asthma is primarily thought to be an inflammatory disease of the airways, it has recently been hypothesized that the altered mechanical environment of an asthmatic airway may contribute to the development of the ... -
Gap Junction Formation in Heart Valves in Response to Mechanical Loading
(2013-08-27)Valvular interstitial cells (VICs) are responsible for the maintenance of heart valve leaflet structure, however their responses to mechanical loading are not fully understood. Further characterization of VIC responses ... -
THE ROLE OF MICROTUBULES IN ATRIAL MECHANO-ARRHYTHMOGENESIS
(2022-08-08)In the heart, electrical excitation causes mechanical contraction, while feedback of the heart’s mechanical state alters its electrical activity. With mechanical overload, this feedback can result in mechano-arrhythmogenesis ...