ZFIN ID: ZDB-PUB-190125-10
How muscle contraction strengthens tendons
Glenn, N.O., Henry, C.A.
Date: 2019
Source: eLIFE   8: (Other)
Registered Authors: Glenn, Nikki, Henry, Clarissa A.
Keywords: Danio rerio, cell biology, developmental biology, mechanical force, mechanotransduction, myotendinous junction, tendon, tenocyte, zebrafish
MeSH Terms:
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Muscle Contraction*
  • Muscle, Skeletal/physiology
  • Tendons/physiology*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed: 30676317 Full text @ Elife
Citation
Glenn, N.O., Henry, C.A. (2019) How muscle contraction strengthens tendons. eLIFE. 8.
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ABSTRACT
The force generated by muscles leads to signaling that helps to shape nearby tendon precursor cells.
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