Strain distribution in the layered wall of the esophagus

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 442-448

  Gregersen, H ^a,b   Lee, T C ^a   Chien, S ^a   Skalak, R ^a   Fung, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

ESOPHAGUS; RESIDUAL STRAIN;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FOOD INTAKE; GUINEA PIG; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMALS; ESOPHAGUS; GUINEA PIGS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERISTALSIS; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033213445     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2835072     Document Type: Article

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