mechanosensing
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mechanosensing (uncountable)
- (biology) Responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below
- 2005, S.R.K. Vedula et al., “Role of external physical forces in cell signal transduction”, in Hiroshi Wada editor, Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels[1], ISBN 9812708146, page 83:
- Mechanosensing is probably the least understood aspect of the whole process of mechanotransduction.
- 2005, S.R.K. Vedula et al., “Role of external physical forces in cell signal transduction”, in Hiroshi Wada editor, Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels[1], ISBN 9812708146, page 83:
