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Mechanotransduction differences between valvular and vascular endothelial cells. Valvular endothelial cells align perpendicular to flow independent of PI-3 kinase, which is required for vascular endothelial cell alignment. Alignment of both endothelial cells is dependent on focal adhesion rearrangement. Modified from Butcher et al. (2004).
