Collagen orientation and molecular spacing during creep and stress-relaxation in soft connective tissues

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Purslow, Peter P ^a   Wess, Tim J ^b   Hukins, David W L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Mechanical properties; Muscle; Skin; Synchrotron radiation; Viscoelasticity; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; KINETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; VISCOSITY; WISTAR RAT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; KINETICS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031910194     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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