Effect of mechanical boundary conditions on orientation of angiogenic microvessels

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 324-332

  Krishnan, Laxminarayanan ^a   Underwood, Clayton J ^a   Maas, Steve ^a   Ellis, Benjamin J ^a   Kode, Tejas C ^a   Hoying, James B ^b   Weiss, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Boundary conditions; Image analysis; Morphometry; Orientation; Strain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH REGULATION; IN VITRO SELECTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; GELS; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 42349106691     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvn055     Document Type: Article

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