On the in-series and in-parallel contribution of elastin assessed by a structure-based biomechanical model of the arterial wall

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 737-743

  Roy, Sylvain ^a   Tsamis, Alkiviadis ^a   Prod'hom, Gilles ^a   Stergiopulos, Nikos ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arterial wall biomechanics; Collagen; Decellularized artery; Elastin

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC CONSTANTS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TENSILE STRESS;

ARTERIAL WALL BIOMECHANICS; DECELLULARIZED ARTERY; TENSILE PRESTRESSES;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; COLLAGEN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIN; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SWINE;

EID: 39649125466     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.11.025     Document Type: Article

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