[HTML][HTML] Mechanics in the nervous system: from development to disease

EK Pillai, K Franze - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Physical forces are ubiquitous in biological processes across scales and diverse contexts.
This review highlights the significance of mechanical forces in nervous system development …

Profiling native pulmonary basement membrane stiffness using atomic force microscopy

B Hartmann, L Fleischhauer, M Nicolau, THL Jensen… - Nature protocols, 2024 - nature.com
Mammalian cells sense and react to the mechanics of their immediate microenvironment.
Therefore, the characterization of the biomechanical properties of tissues with high spatial …

Building a vertebra: Development of the amniote sclerotome

M Draga, M Scaal - Journal of Morphology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In embryonic development, the vertebral column arises from the sclerotomal compartment of
the somites. The sclerotome is a mesenchymal cell mass which can be subdivided into …

Neurotransmitter metabolites in milk ferments of Leuconostoc mesenteroides regulate temperature-sensitive heartbeats in an ex ovo model

M Zhang, Q Chi, M Lu, J Tang, M Zhang, Q Wang… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Accumulated evidence has supported the probiotic activity of Leuconostoc mesenteroides
(L. mesenteroides) which can yield beneficial metabolites via fermentation. Here, bovine …