Function and biomechanics of tendons

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 62-66

  Kirkendall, D T ^a   Garrett, W E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanics; Plasticity; Tendon: Chemistry

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; ELASTIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TENDON; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGING; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031111217     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00120.x     Document Type: Article

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