Pregnancy affects cellular activity, but not tissue mechanical properties, in the healing rabbit medial collateral ligament

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 462-471

  Hart, David A ^a   Reno, Carol ^a   Frank, Cyril B ^a   Shrive, Nigel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CYTOLOGY; ELASTIC MODULI; ENZYMES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MOLECULES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RNA; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CYCLOOXYGENASE; METALLOPORETINASES; POLYMERASE; SYNTHASE;

LIGAMENTS;

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGENASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; DECORIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STROMELYSIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; VERSICAN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; JOINT LAXITY; KNEE LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIGIDITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0034190336     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100180320     Document Type: Article

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