Fatigue quality of mammalian tendons

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1317-1327

  Ker, Robert F ^a   Wang, Xiao Tong ^a,b   Pike, Anna V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Watson Wyatt Worldwide   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological design; Creep; Fatigue damage; Fatigue quality; Macropus rufogrisea; Repair; Stress in life; Tendon; Time to rupture; Wallaby; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RUPTURE; TENDON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MACROPUS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0342313472     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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