Rheological properties of myometrium: Experimental quantification and mathematical modeling

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Jelen, Karel ^a   Lopot, František ^a   Budka, Štěpán ^a   Nováček, Vít ^b   Sedlácek, Radek ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Creep; Rheology; Tensile test; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYOMETRIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERINE FUNDUS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 54349115376     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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