Virginia Pensabene

ORCID: 0000-0002-3352-8202 · 3 papers in corpus
review 2019
Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) ·doi:10.3390/bioengineering6040103

Microfluidic-based technology attracts great interest in cell biology and medicine, in virtue of the ability to better mimic the in vivo cell microenvironment compared to conventional macroscale cell culture platforms. Recent Organs-on-chip…

2017
Annals of biomedical engineering ·doi:10.1007/s10439-017-1797-5

The endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus. Following specific cyclic hormonal stimulation, endometrial stromal fibroblasts (stroma) and vascular endothelial cells exhibit morphological and biochemical changes to support embryo impla…

review 2016
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.07.007

Humans and other animals are exposed to a wide array of man-made toxicants, many of which act as endocrine disruptors that exhibit differential effects across the lifespan. In humans, while the impact of adult exposure is known for some com…