The evaluation of mechanical properties of animal tendons after corticosteroid therapy

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-377

  Olchowik, Grazyna ^a   Siek, Elzbieta ^a   Tomaszewska, Monika ^a   Tomaszewski, Marek ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Hydrocortisone; Mechanical properties; Peritoneum; Systemic administration

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TENDON DISEASE; TENDON STRESS; WEIGHT BEARING; WISTAR RAT; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTICITY; TENDON;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 58949104355     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-008-0081-9     Document Type: Article

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