Biomechanics of the sclera in myopia: extracellular and cellular factors

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages E23-E30

  McBrien, Neville A ^a   Jobling, Andrew I ^a   Gentle, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha smooth muscle actin; Biomechanics; Creep rate; Elasticity; Fibroblast; Myofibroblast; Myopia; Sclera; Stress; Transforming growth factor beta

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CREEP RATE; MYOFIBROBLAST; MYOPIA; SCLERA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-BETA;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOPHYSICS; CELL CULTURE; CREEP; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; FIBROBLASTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCLE; PEPTIDES;

BIOMECHANICS;

COLLAGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AUTOPSY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFIBROBLAST; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; TISSUE STRUCTURE; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; EYE; HISTOLOGY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SCANDENTIA; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; EYE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOPIA; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REFERENCE VALUES; SCLERA; TUPAIIDAE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 59849117436     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181940669     Document Type: Article

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