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Yoshie H, Koushki N, Molter C, Siegel PM, Krishnan R, Ehrlicher AJ. High Throughput Traction Force Microscopy Using PDMS Reveals Dose-Dependent Effects of Transforming Growth Factor-β on the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. J Vis Exp. Jun 1;(148), 2019.
