Chondrocyte cells respond mechanically to compressive loads

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 311-320

  Freeman, P M ^a   Natarajan, R N ^a   Kimura, J H ^b   Andriacchi, T P ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROCYTE CELLS; COMPRESSIVE LOAD;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION (MATERIALS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CELLS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL METABOLISM; CELL SHAPE; CELL VOLUME; CHONDROSARCOMA; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VISCOELASTICITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; ELASTICITY; GELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRESSURE; RATS; SEPHAROSE; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0028434184     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100120303     Document Type: Article

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