Crumbling under Pressure

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Mason, Frank M.; Martin, Adam C.; Mason, Frank M; Martin, Adam C
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Abstract
In order for an organism to maintain its form, it must be able to withstand physical perturbation, including the pull of gravity. A recent study in Nature from Porazinski and colleagues (2015) suggests that mechanisms promoting tissue tension are critical to resist the Earth’s downward pull.
Date issued
2015-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108018
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Journal
Developmental Cell
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
Mason, Frank M., and Adam C. Martin. “Crumbling Under Pressure.” Developmental Cell 33, no. 2 (April 2015): 122–124.
Version: Author's final manuscript
ISSN
1534-5807
1878-1551
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