mechanotransducive
English
Etymology
From mechano- + transductive.
Adjective
mechanotransducive (not comparable)
- (biology) Of, or characterized by mechanotransduction.
- 2016, Nature, Scientific Reports, Strain and rate-dependent neuronal injury in a 3D in vitro compression model of traumatic brain injury
- Next, the role of integrins and their mechanotransducive capacity in neurons remains to be determined, which will have implications on the composition (e.g., laminin vs. collagen) and physical stiffness of the ECM.
- 2016, Nature, Scientific Reports, Strain and rate-dependent neuronal injury in a 3D in vitro compression model of traumatic brain injury