Embryonic tissue morphogenesis modeled by FEM

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 146-155

  Brodland, G W ^a   Clausi, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRAIN;

EMBRYONIC TISSUES; EPITHELIAL SHEETS; MECHANICAL PATTERN FORMATION; MICROFILAMENT BUNDLES; MORPHOGENETIC BEHAVIORS;

TISSUE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURULATION; VISCOELASTICITY; WAVEFORM;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MORPHOGENESIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028436891     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2895713     Document Type: Article

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