Mechanical Signaling in the Microenvironment Regulates the Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells: A Novel
Fanfu Zhang1, Zhenqi Liu1, Xiangshu Chen1
1State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No.14, Section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
|April 10, 2026
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