Assessing the homogeneity of the elastic properties and composition of the pig aortic media

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-246

  Stergiopulos, N ^a   Vulliemoz S ^a   Rachev, A ^b   Meister, J J ^a   Greenwald, Stephen E ^c,d  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Residual strain; Scleroprotein; Strain energy function; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SWINE; THORACIC AORTA; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANIMALS; AORTA; COLLAGEN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; PRESSURE; SCLEROPROTEINS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0034955578     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051052     Document Type: Article

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