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Time-dependent Changes in Smooth Muscle Cell Stiffness and Focal Adhesion Area in Response to Cyclic Equibiaxial Stretch

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Mapping Cell-Matrix Stresses during Stretch Reveals Inelastic Reorganization of the Cytoskeleton

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