The mechanical properties of rat spinal cord in vitro

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1509-1515

  Fiford, Rodney J ^a   Bilston, Lynne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non uniform strain distribution; Rat; Spinal cord; Uniaxial mechanical properties; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS RELAXATION;

NONLINEAR STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; SPINAL CORDS; UNIAXIAL TENSION;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAMINECTOMY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGIDITY; SAMPLE; SPINAL CORD; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE PROPERTY; VIDEORECORDING; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 19744361846     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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