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Comment
. 2014 Oct 21;107(8):1775-1776.
doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.09.004.

Clamping down on tumor proliferation

Kevin J Chalut  1 , Paul A Janmey  2
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Clamping down on tumor proliferation

Kevin J Chalut et al. Biophys J. .
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Figure 1
Schematic of the stress-clamping technique. Large dextran molecules added to the medium of a tumor spheroid cause compression of the tumor spheroid, causing an upregulation of p27 in the center of the spheroid. To see this figure in color, go online.
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