Effects of elastase on the mechanical and failure properties of engineered elastin-rich matrices

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1434-1441

  Black, Lauren D ^a   Brewer, Kelly K ^a   Morris, Shirley M ^b   Schreiber, Barbara M ^b   Toselli, Paul ^b   Nagent, Matthew A ^b   Suki, Bela ^a   Stone, Phillip J ^b,c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dept of Biochemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Loss modulus; Smooth muscle cell; Storage modulus

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; ELASTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOLYSIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FORCE TRANSDUCER; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RAT; SAMPLING; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CELL EXTRACTS; CELLS, CULTURED; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 15444368968     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00921.2004     Document Type: Article

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