Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1766186 | Advances in Space Research | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The effects of a high magnetic gradient environment (HMGE) on the cytoskeletal architecture and genes associated with the cytoskeleton in osteoblasts (MC3T3-E1 and MG-63 cells) were investigated using confocal microscopy, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The findings showed that, under diamagnetic levitation conditions, the architecture and average height of the cytoskeleton and surface roughness in osteoblasts were dramatically altered. HMGE affects cytoskeleton arrangement and cytoskeleton-associated gene expression.
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Authors
A.R. Qian, P.F. Yang, L.F. Hu, W. Zhang, S.M. Di, Z. Wang, J. Han, X. Gao, P. Shang,