Structural modeling of an osteoblast subjected to hypergravity loading

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 50, Issue , 2001, Pages 665-666

  Searby, Nancy D ^a,b   Globus, Ruth K ^a   Steele, Charles R ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; CYCLIC LOADS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLUORESCENCE; LIPIDS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

OSTEOBLASTS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 0242609824     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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