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. 2014 Feb 19;9(2):e89429. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089429

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Representative images of control (A) and TREK-1-deficient (B) A549 cells after stretch. (C) A close up of Panel A where an area with cell denudation is captured and masked (black areas). (D) Summary of 4 separate experiments indicating a significant decrease in cell detachment in TREK-1-deficient cells (5 images per well, 3 wells per cell type in each experiment). (n = 4, *p<0.05.)