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Force balance in the epithelial cell monolayer subjected to in-plane stretch. Inward tension (red arrows) produced by active contractile tension generated by actomyosin motors and passive elastic recoil exerted by the actin meshwork is counterbalanced by outward adhesive forces (blue arrows) exerted by the adjacent cells and the extracellular matrix.
