The contribution of mineral to the material properties of vertebral cartilage from the smooth-hound shark Mustelus californicus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 3319-3327

  Porter, Marianne E ^a   Koob, Thomas J ^b   Summers, Adam P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch cartilage; Elastic; Mineral content; Stiffness; Strength; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHARK; SPINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; MINERALS; SHARKS; SPINE;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MUSTELUS; MUSTELUS CALIFORNICUS; MUSTELUS CANIS CANIS; MUSTELUS MUSTELUS;

EID: 35848939175     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.006189     Document Type: Article

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