A rat model to study the structural properties of the vagina and its supportive tissues

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-88

  Moalli, Pamela A ^a   Howden, Nancy S ^a   Lowder, Jerry L ^a   Navarro, Jennifer ^a   Debes, Kristen M ^a,b   Abramowitch, Steven D ^b   Woo, Savio L Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy absorbed; Stiffness; Ultimate elongation; Ultimate failure load; Vagina supportive tissue complex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAMP; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEMALE; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOFT TISSUE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 12844260362     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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