Relative contributions of collagen and elastin to elasticity of the vocal fold under tension

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1471-1483

  Chan, Roger W ^a   Fu, Min ^a   Young, Lindsay ^a   Tirunagari, Neeraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Elastic modulus; Lamina propria; Larynx; Phonosurgery; Voice disorders; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; LIGAMENTS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRAIN;

BIOMECHANICAL MODELING; LAMINA PROPRIA; LARYNX; PHONOSURGERY; VOICE DISORDERS;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VOCAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 34547182899     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9314-x     Document Type: Article

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