The design of mineralised hard tissues for their mechanical functions

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3285-3294

  Currey, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Enamel; Mechanical property; Mollusc shell; Stereom; Toughness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE; DENTIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE; DENTIN; INVERTEBRATES; OSTEOGENESIS; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BRACHIOPODA; ECHINODERMATA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; THORACICA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033373388     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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