Bending properties, porosity, and ash fraction of black bear (Ursus americanus) cortical bone are not compromised with aging despite annual periods of disuse

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1513-1520

  Harvey, Kristin B ^a   Donahue, Seth W ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Ash fraction; Black bear; Bone mechanical properties; Disuse osteoporosis; Porosity

Indexed keywords

BONE FORMATION; BONE POROSITY; HIBERNATION;

BENDING STRENGTH; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POROSITY;

BONE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BONE STRENGTH; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HIBERNATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MINERALS; OSTEOGENESIS; PLIABILITY; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS; URSIDAE;

EID: 4344657917     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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