Cocaine Induces Cytoskeletal Changes in Cardiac Myocytes: Implications for Cardiac Morphology
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Cytoskeletal prestress regulates nuclear shape and stiffness in cardiac myocytes.
Mechanical stresses on the myocyte nucleus have been associated with several diseases and potentially transduce mechanical stimuli into cellular responses. Although a number of physical links between the nuclear envelope and cytoplasmic filaments have been identified, previous studies have focused on the mechanical properties of individual components of the nucleus, such as the nuclear envelope...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052263