Collagen self-assembly and the development of tendon mechanical properties

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1529-1553

  Silver, Frederick H ^a   Freeman, Joseph W ^a   Seehra, Gurinder P ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; SELF ASSEMBLY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENDONS;

CELL DIVISIONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; DECORIN; ENZYME; LEUCINE; PEPTIDE; PROCOLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

BIRTH; BONE MATRIX; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKING; ELASTICITY; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; FORCE; GAIT; GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; LIQUID; LOCOMOTION; MINERALIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLID; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRETCHING; TENDON; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0141453852     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00135-0     Document Type: Article

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