Functional Epithelium Remodeling in Response to Applied Stress under In Vitro Conditions

Table 1

Characteristic case description for equilibrium configuration of migrating cells.

Case	Kinetic constants	Equilibrium volume fractions of cells	Complex modulus as a measure of the surface stiffness	Mechanical and biochemical perturbations
1				Low mechanical perturbations
2				Large mechanical perturbations and large biochemical perturbations
3				Low or medium mechanical perturbations and large biochemical perturbations
4			where	Low or medium mechanical perturbations and low biochemical perturbations
5				Medium mechanical and biochemical perturbations