Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification

@article{Engler2006MatrixED,
  title={Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification},
  author={Adam J. Engler and Shamik Sen and H. Lee Sweeney and Dennis E. Discher},
  journal={Cell},
  year={2006},
  volume={126},
  pages={677-689}
}
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