Large Gradient High Magnetic Fields Affect Osteoblast Ultrastructure and Function by Disrupting Collagen I or Fibronectin/αβ1 Integrin

Ai-Rong Qian; Xiang Gao; Wei Zhang; Jing-Bao Li; Yang Wang; Sheng-Meng Di; Li-Fang Hu; Peng Shang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051036

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Large Gradient High Magnetic Fields Affect Osteoblast Ultrastructure and Function by Disrupting Collagen I or Fibronectin/αβ1 Integrin

Ai-Rong Qian,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Xiang Gao,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Wei Zhang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Jing-Bao Li,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Yang Wang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Sheng-Meng Di,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Li-Fang Hu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Peng Shang

* E-mail: shangpeng@nwpu.edu.cn

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Space Biosciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, Xi’an, China
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Large Gradient High Magnetic Fields Affect Osteoblast Ultrastructure and Function by Disrupting Collagen I or Fibronectin/αβ1 Integrin

Ai-Rong Qian,
Xiang Gao,
Wei Zhang,
Jing-Bao Li,
Yang Wang,
Sheng-Meng Di,
Li-Fang Hu,
Peng Shang

Published: January 29, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051036

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