Static Mechanical Stress Induces Apoptosis in Rat Endplate Chondrocytes through MAPK and Mitochondria-Dependent Caspase Activation Signaling Pathways

Title
Static Mechanical Stress Induces Apoptosis in Rat Endplate Chondrocytes through MAPK and Mitochondria-Dependent Caspase Activation Signaling Pathways
Authors
Keywords
Apoptosis, Chondrocytes, Mechanical stress, Mitochondria, Statics, MAPK signaling cascades, Fluorescence microscopy, Cell staining
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 8, Issue 7, Pages e69403
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2013-07-20
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0069403

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