A mechanical model for adjustable passive stiffness in rabbit detrusor

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1189-1198

  Speich, John E ^a,c   Quintero, Kevin ^a   Dosier, Christopher ^a   Borgsmiller, Lindsey ^b   Koo, Harry P ^b   Ratz, Paul H ^c  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle model; Passive force; Preconditioning; Smooth muscle mechanics; Strain softening

Indexed keywords

CALDESMON; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RABBITS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 33749324251     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00396.2006     Document Type: Article

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