The effects of matrix stiffness and RhoA on the phenotypic plasticity of smooth muscle cells in a 3-D biosynthetic hydrogel system
- 14 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Biomaterials
- Vol. 29 (17), 2597-2607
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.02.005
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