The mechanical behavior of a novel mammalian intervertebral joint

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 627-634

  Cullinane, Dennis M ^a,b,c   Bertram, John E A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Joints; Osteology; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; INSECTIVORE; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TORSION; TRANSDUCER; VISCOELASTICITY; ANIMAL; JOINT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHREW; SPINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; SCUTISOREX;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS; RATS; SHREWS; SPINE;

EID: 0034524116     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299006986     Document Type: Article

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