The role of the endothelial cell glycocalyx in mechanotransduction of wall shear stress
Atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disease of medium and large sized arteries, is a leading cause of death in North America. Local variations in hemodynamic forces have been hypothesized to cause focal endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction leading to a pro-inflammatory environment prone to atherosclerotic...
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McGill University
2013
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