Inexpensive, semi-automated system for measuring mechanical properties of soft tissues

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 374-378

  Alexander, David E ^a   Ratzlaff, Kenneth L ^a   Roggero, Ricardo J ^a   Hsieh, Jennifer S Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; RUBBER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEPIDOPTERA; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSECT PROTEINS; MANDUCA; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROCOMPUTERS; RUBBER; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 0033198724     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19990901)284:4<374::AID-JEZ3>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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