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Table 1 Cell stiffness and estimates of stress evolution between slow (stage 13, t1000 s) and fast (stage 14, t4000 s) phases of dorsal closure (± standard error)

From: Emergent material properties of developing epithelial tissues

Cell site

Relative stiffness

Relative stress

 

E 14/E 13

σ 14/σ 13

Medial

1.76±0.27

3.99±1.34

Junctional

 

1.94±0.71