Article
Effect of strain on human keratinocytes in vitro.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Oct 1997
Takei T, Rivas-Gotz C, Delling C A, Koo J T, Mills I, McCarthy T L, Centrella M, Sumpio B E
Abstract excerpt
Tissue expansion, a technique to enlarge the skin surface area with an expandable balloon, has been widely used in reconstructive surgery. Although the effect of tissue expansion on in vivo skin physiology and histology has been well documented, it remains unclear whether keratinocytes or other c...
Topics
- Cell Division
- Cell Size
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
- DNA
- Dinoprostone
- Histocytochemistry
- Humans
- Keratinocytes
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Phenotype
- Proteins
- Stress, Mechanical
- Tissue Expansion
