Mechanical properties of bone tissues with greatly differing functions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1979, Pages 313-319

  Currey, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY - MEASUREMENTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS - APPLICATIONS; MATERIALS - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPES, ELECTRON - APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION - APPLICATIONS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE STRENGTH; CATTLE; FEMUR; MAMMAL;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WHALES;

EID: 0018772959     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(79)90073-3     Document Type: Article

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