Variability in tendon and knee joint biomechanics among inbred mouse strains

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1200-1207

  Wang, Vincent M ^a   Banack, Trevor M ^b   Tsai, Christine W ^b   Flatow, Evan L ^b   Jepsen, Karl J ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Genetics; Genotype; Joint laxity; Ligament; Mouse; Phenotype; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FEMUR; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALING; HEREDITY; HINDLIMB; JOINT LAXITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; LIGAMENT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TENDON; TIBIA; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; JOINT INSTABILITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; STIFLE; TENDONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33745010955     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20167     Document Type: Article

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