eLife (Jan 2019)

How muscle contraction strengthens tendons

Nicole O Glenn,
Clarissa A Henry

Affiliations

Nicole O Glenn: ORCiD; Department of Hematology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, United States
Clarissa A Henry: ORCiD; School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, United States; Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44149
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

Abstract

The force generated by muscles leads to signaling that helps to shape nearby tendon precursor cells.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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