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Intracellular stress transmission through actin stress fiber network in adherent vascular cells

S. Deguchi^1,2, T. Ohashi², M. Sato²

1 Corresponding author. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima-naka 3-1-1, Okayama 7008530, Japan. Phone: +81 86 251 8053; Fax: +81 86 251 8266; E-mail: deguchi@mech.okayama-u.ac.jp
2 Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan