GDF-5 deficiency alters stress-relaxation properties in mouse skin [4]

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 192-195

  Battaglia, Todd C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenesis proteins; Brachypodism; GDF 5; Growth differentiation factors; Skin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 5 DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOSITY; LETTER; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLE; SKIN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TAIL; TENDON; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; FEMUR; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 24044436851     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.07.002     Document Type: Letter

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