The mechanobiology of obesity and related diseases. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Amit Gefen, Dafna Benayahu, editors.
• Editors: Gefen, Amit; Benayahu, Dafna
• Contents: Mechanical behavior and properties of adipose tissue -- Mathematical models of adipose tissue dynamics -- Mechanical stretching and signaling pathways in adipogenesis- Role of mechanical stimulations in directing mesenchymal stem cell adipogenesis -- The vicious cycle of estrogen consumption and obesity: The role of mechanotransduction -- Extracellular matrix remodeling and mechanical stresses as modulators of adipose tissue metabolism and inflammation -- The Impact of Obesity and Weight Loss on Gait in Adults -- Excessive Weight Bearing Compromises Foot Structure and Function across the Lifespan -- Obesity, Osteoarthritis and Aging: The Biomechanical Links -- Impaired neutrophil mechanoregulation by fluid flow: A potential contributing factor for microvascular dysfunction in obesity -- Mechanotransduction and the myogenic response in diabetes -- Role of adipose cells in tumor microenvironment.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 296 pages)
• Subjects: 612/.01441; Engineering; Biomechanics; Adipose tissues; Obesity; Biomedical engineering; Cell physiology; Biomaterials; MEDICAL -- Physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology; Adipose tissues; Biomechanics; Obesity; Science -- Life Sciences -- Cytology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biophysics; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Cellular biology (cytology); Biophysics; Materials science; Technology & Engineering -- Engineering (General); Biomedical engineering; Adipose Tissue -- physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319093369; 3319093363; 3319093355; 9783319093352
• Related ISBNs: 9783319093352
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 7, 2014).
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