The zero-stress state of the gastrointestinal tract: Biomechanical and functional implications

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2271-2281

  Gregersen, H ^a,b,c   Kassab, G S ^a,b,c   Fung, Y C ^a,b,c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Morphometry; Opening angle; Residual strain; Residual stress; Zero stress state

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0034466110     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005649520386     Document Type: Review

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