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. 2011 Dec 13;463(3):487–496. doi: 10.1007/s00424-011-1051-1

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

AFM images presenting 30×30 μm morphology scans of the HMEC incubated with TNF-α. The spindle-shaped control cell (a) was not exposed to cytokine. b–f Representative cells stimulated with TNF-α for 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h, respectively. Images revealed the change of cell shape: from spherical (1 h) to longitudinal for longer incubation periods