Histological evidence for the role of mechanical stress in modulating thermal denaturation of collagen

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-210

  Wells, P B ^a   Thomsen, S ^b   Jones, M A ^a   Baek, S ^a   Humphrey, J D ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; STRESSES; SWELLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE;

COLLAGEN BANDS; DENATURATION; HYALINIZATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOBIOLOGY;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PERICARDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PERICARDIUM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 28344439954     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-005-0002-1     Document Type: Article

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