Estrogen-dependent tensile properties of the rabbit knee medial collateral ligament

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-27

  Rasanen T ^a   Messner, Karola ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; KNEE LIGAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; RABBITS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0034134186     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0838.2000.010001020.x     Document Type: Article

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