Theoretical and empirical scaling patterns and topological homology in bone trabeculae

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-590

  Swartz, Sharon M ^a   Parker, Antigone ^a   Huo, Christine ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomechanics; Mammals; Scaling; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMUR; FLYING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMERUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; EVOLUTION; FEMUR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031885075     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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