Mechanotransduction determines the structure and function of lung and bone: a theoretical model for the pathophysiology of chronic disease.

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Multicellular organisms have evolved in adaptation to the Earth's gravitational and oxygen environment. This epigenetic process is dependent on the capacity of mesodermal cells to act as mechanosensors that can conform, deform, and reform in adaptation to the organism's physical environment. Mechanical forces, such as hydrostatic pressure and gravity, play important roles in the embryonic development,...

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