Morphogenesis, tumor formation, and wound healing are regulated by tissue rigidity. Focal adhesion behavior is locally regulated by stiffness; however, how cells globally adapt, detect, and respond to ...

Muscle rigidity refers to stiffness or tension in your muscles. This tends to happen when muscles contract for a long period of time, often due to stress. But certain medications and underlying ...

Abdominal rigidity is stiffness of your stomach muscles that worsens when you touch, or someone else touches, your abdomen. It’s an involuntary response to prevent pain caused by pressure on your ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The elastic (Young's) modulus and flexural rigidity of internodes with and without their clasping leaf sheaths were determined for culms from ...