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Elastic Free Energy Drives the Shape of Prevascular Solid Tumors

It is well established that the mechanical environment influences cell functions in health and disease. Here, we address how the mechanical environment influences tumor growth, in particular, the shape of solid tumors. In an in vitro tumor model, which isolates mechanical interactions between cancer...

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Autores principales: Mills, K. L., Kemkemer, Ralf, Rudraraju, Shiva, Garikipati, Krishna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25072702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103245