Self-assembly of collagen fibers. Influence of fibrillar alignment and decorin on mechanical properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2164-2172

  Pins, George D ^a,b   Christiansen, David L ^a   Patel, Raj ^a   Silver, Frederick H ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Shriners Burns Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; DECORIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; RAT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030875449     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78247-X     Document Type: Article

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