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Mechanosensing Biology (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Mechanosensing Biology (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Mechanical stress is vital to the functioning of the body,
especially for tissues such as bone, muscle, heart, and vessels. It
is well known that astronauts and bedridden patients suffer muscle
and bone loss from lack of use. Even the heart, in pumping blood,
causes mechanical stress to itself and to vascular tissue. With the
loss of mechanical stress, homeostasis becomes impaired and leads
to pathological conditions such as osteopenia, muscle atrophy, and
vascular tissue dysfunction. In elderly populations, such
mechanical pathophysiology, as well as the mechanical activities of
locomotor and cardiovascular systems, is important because skeletal
and heart functions decline and cause diseases in other organs. In
this monograph, mechanical stress is discussed by experts in the
field with respect to molecular, cellular, and tissue aspects in
relation to medicine. Covering topics such as gravity and tissues
and disuse osteoporosis, the book provides the most up-to-date
information on cutting-edge advancements in the field of
mechanobiology and is a timely contribution to research into
locomotor and circulatory diseases that are major problems in
contemporary society.
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