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Mechanical Stretch-Induced Changes in Cell Morphology and mRNA Expression of Tendon/Ligament-Associated Genes in Rat Bone-Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Guanbin Song^∗,†,‡, Qing Luo^*, Baiyao Xu^*, Yang Ju^†

∗ Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China. College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People’s Republic of China.
† Department of Mechanical Science & Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
‡ Corresponding author. Tel.: +86 23 6510 2507, Fax: +86 23 6510 6062, E-mail: song@cqu.edu.cn