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ABSTRACT

Dependency of Nuclear Deformation of Smooth Muscle Cells on Tissue Stretch Direction May Explain Anisotropic Response of Aortic Wall to Hypertension

Takeo Matsumoto^1,*, Chizuru Hirooka¹, Yong Fan¹, Junfeng Wang¹, Naoki Mori¹, Eijiro Maeda¹

1 Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
* Corresponding Author: Takeo Matsumoto. Email: takeo@nagoya-u.jp.