Hibernating bears as a model for preventing disuse osteoporosis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1480-1488

  Donahue, Seth W ^a   McGee, Meghan E ^a   Harvey, Kristin B ^a   Vaughan, Michael R ^b   Robbins, Charles T ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Black bear; Bone mechanical properties; Bone remodeling; Disuse osteoporosis; Hibernation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; DISEASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; POROSITY;

AGING; BEAR; BONE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BONE REMODELING; DISUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; HIBERNATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BEAR; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE METABOLISM; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CORTICAL BONE; EXPERIENCE; HIBERNATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG; MOBILIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URSUS AMERICANUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; HIBERNATION; HUMANS; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; URSIDAE;

EID: 33747608882     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.03.030     Document Type: Article

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