In vitro investigation of arterial wall viscoelasticity

Archives of the Balkan Medical Union

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-14

  Antonov, P ^a,b   Antonova, Mariya ^b   Vlaskovska, Mila ^c   Kasakov, L ^b  

^a National Cardiology Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Arterial blood vessels; Coefficient of viscosity; Dynamic modulus of elasticity; Natural frequency; Resonance curve

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34249829590     PISSN: 15849244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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