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. 2002 Jul 8;158(1):153–164. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200201105

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Figure 4. — Effects of uniaxial stretch on membrane protrusive activity. (A) VSM cells were plated on collagen I–coated silicone membrane for 75 min. Cells were then stretched uniaxially by 8%, and phase-contrast images recorded. (B) Schematic representation of the cell in (A). The area that increased between 1 and 5 min after stretch is shown in red, and the area retracted during the same period is shown in blue. (C) Average increases or decreases in area during the specified interval after stretch were calculated for ends and the sides. Values are mean ± SEM for 80 cells from four independent experiments.