A computer-controlled system for mechanostimulation of tissues in culture: A preliminary study of protein synthesis in the pericardium

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 35, Issue , 1999, Pages 397-402

  Naimark, Wendy A ^a   Lee, J Michael ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastin; Mechanostimulation; Pericardium; Protein synthesis; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MECHANOSTIMULATION; PERICARDIAL DEVELOPMENT;

TISSUE CULTURE;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; PROLINE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CATTLE; CELL STIMULATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FETUS; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIAL DISEASE; PERICARDIUM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PURIFICATION; SHEEP; TISSUE CULTURE; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELASTIN; PERICARDIUM; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SHEEP; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0032949648     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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