Mechanical behaviour of shark skin

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-437

  Naresh, M D ^a   Arumugam, V ^a   Sanjeevi, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Histology; Mechanical properties; Shark skin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SHARK; SHEAR STRESS; SKIN FUNCTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0031408934     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703189     Document Type: Article

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