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How muscle contraction strengthens tendons

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The force generated by muscles leads to signaling that helps to shape nearby tendon precursor cells.

Source: eLife

DOI: 10.7554/elife.44149

Authors: Nicole O Glenn, Clarissa A Henry

Institutions: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Maine

Language: English

Topic: Tendon Structure and Treatment

Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,500

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: Novel Mechanisms of Extracellular Matrix Regulation During Development

OpenAlex ID: W2912279852

FWCI: 0.266

Cites: 8

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10