Stretch to See: Lateral Tension Strongly Determines Cell Survival in Long-Term Cultures of Adult Porcine Retina

Linnéa Taylor, Damian Moran, Karin Arnér, Eric J. Warrant, Fredrik Ghosh

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2013 · 30 citations · 40 references

Abstract

The results confirm that biomechanical tension is a vital factor in the maintenance of retinal tissue integrity, and suggest that mechanical cues are important components of pathologic responses within the CNS.

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