Application of Sensing Techniques to Cellular Force Measurement

Cell traction forces (CTFs) are the forces produced by cells and exerted on extracellular matrix or an underlying substrate.CTFs function to maintain cell shape, enable cell migration, and generate and detect mechanical signals.As such, they play a vital role in many fundamental biological processes, including angiogenesis, Bridle set inflammation,

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Relationship between severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and schizotypy in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Haruka Yamamoto,1 Hideto Tsuchida,1 Takashi Nakamae,1 Seiji Nishida,1 Yuki Sakai,1 Akihito Fujimori,1 Jin Narumoto,1 Yoshihisa Wada,1 Takafumi Yoshida,2 Chiaki Taga,3 Kenji Fukui11Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; 2Kyoto Cognitive Behavior Therapy Counseling Room, K

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