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Mechanoreceptors are specialized nerve endings which respond to mechanical stimuli such as pressure, compression, and stretch.
Dong studies the effectiveness of simulation-based medical education (SBME) by establishing valid outcome measurements and stretch measurement endpoints from simulation lab to clinical practice, and providing highly reliable data for...
Nerve damage can occur around the time of a surgical procedure and is usually attributed to mechanical damage from stretch, compression or cutting during the surgery.
Xu's laboratory identified the transcriptional regulation of the Tcap gene as a stretch-induced signaling event during pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy.
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