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. 1926 Jul 31;44(2):147-9.
doi: 10.1084/jem.44.2.147.

THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL TENSION UPON THE POLARITY OF GROWING FIBROBLASTS

C H Bunting  1 , C C Eades
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THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL TENSION UPON THE POLARITY OF GROWING FIBROBLASTS

C H Bunting et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

These experiments seem to justify the conclusion that mechanical tension may determine the polarity of cell division and line of growth of developing fibroblasts, and further that a shift in tension may cause a shift in position of fibroblasts already formed.

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