Myotubes differentiate optimally on substrates with tissue-like stiffness: pathological implications for soft or stiff microenvironments.

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Published in J Cell Biol on September 13, 2004

Authors

Adam J Engler1, Maureen A Griffin, Shamik Sen, Carsten G Bönnemann, H Lee Sweeney, Dennis E Discher

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1: School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

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