Influence of physiological effort of growth and chemical composition on antler bone mechanical properties

Bone

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 794-803

  Landete Castillejos, T ^a,b   Currey, J D ^c   Estevez, J A ^a,b   Gaspar Lopez E ^a,b   Garcia, A ^a,b   Gallego, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antler; Bone; Iberian red deer; Mechanical properties; Mineral composition; Strength; Young's modulus of elasticity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SODIUM; ZINC;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASH; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; ELASTICITY; FOOD QUALITY; HORN; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANTLERS; BIOMECHANICS; DEER;

EID: 35348908347     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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