The effects of cellular contraction on aortic valve leaflet flexural stiffness

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-96

  Merryman, W David ^a   Shadow Huang, Hsiao Ying ^a   Schoen, Frederick J ^b   Sacks, Michael S ^a  

^a MCGOWAN INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular contraction; Leaflet stiffness; Myofibroblast

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MUSCLE; STIFFNESS; TISSUE;

AORTIC VALVE (AV); CELLULAR CONTRACTION; LEAFLET STIFFNESS; MYOFIBROBLASTS;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; THAPSIGARGIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HOMEOSTASIS; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; AORTIC VALVE; FIBROBLASTS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; THAPSIGARGIN;

EID: 27744572738     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.11.008     Document Type: Article

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