Tensile Forces Originating from Cancer Spheroids Facilitate Tumor Invasion.

The mechanical properties of tumors and the tumor environment provide important information for the progression and characterization of cancer. Tumors are surrounded by an extracellular matrix (ECM) dominated by collagen I. The geometrical and mechanical properties of the ECM play an important role...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna S Kopanska, Yara Alcheikh, Ralitza Staneva, Danijela Vignjevic, Timo Betz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4896628?pdf=render