Development of a cost-effective loading machine for biomechanical evaluation of mouse transgenic models

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 595-603

  Saunders, M M ^a,b   Donahue, H J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Loading machine; Mechanical testing; Mouse; Tibia; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BIOMEDICAL BEND TESTING; LOADING MACHINES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LOADING TEST; LONG BONE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; BONE AND BONES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 3242734928     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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