The influence of anaesthesia on the tensile properties of spider silk

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 320-326

  Perez Rigueiro J ^a   Elices, M ^a   Plaza, G R ^a   Real, J I ^a   Guinea, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Mechanical properties; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SECRETIONS; SILK; SPIDER;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; BODILY SECRETIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; MATERIALS TESTING; SILK; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE;

EID: 32444439646     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02009     Document Type: Article

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