Left ventricular perimysial collagen fibers uncoil rather than stretch during diastolic filling

Basic Research in Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-122

  MacKenna, D A ^a,b   Omens, J H ^a   Covell, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac mechanics; Extracellular matrix; Myocyte morphology; Picrosirius red; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; BIREFRINGENCE; COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIASTOLE; HEART VENTRICLES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOCARDIUM; PICRATES; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SARCOMERES; STAINING AND LABELING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0029913696     PISSN: 03008428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00799683     Document Type: Article

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