Endothelial Plasticity: Shifting Phenotypes through Force Feedback

• Autores principales: Guido Krenning (Autor), Valerio G. Barauna (Autor), José E. Krieger (Autor), Martin C. Harmsen (Autor), Jan-Renier A. J. Moonen (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
• Acceso en línea: Connect to this object online.

The endothelial lining of the vasculature is exposed to a large variety of biochemical and hemodynamic stimuli with different gradients throughout the vascular network. Adequate adaptation requires endothelial cells to be highly plastic, which is reflected by the remarkable heterogeneity of endothel...