Measuring tendon properties in mdx mice: Cell viability and viscoelastic characteristics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2243-2248

  Rizzuto, E ^a,b   Musaro A ^a,b   Catizone, A ^a   Del Prete, Z ^c  

^a Pasteur Institute   (Italy)

^b Interuniversity Institute of Myology   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell viability; mdx tendon; Viscoelasticity measurement; Volterra Wiener kernels

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX COMPLIANCE; DEAD CELLS; DYNAMIC LOADINGS; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; GENETIC DISORDERS; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MDX TENDON; MUSCLE WASTING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PARACRINE; RAPID MEASUREMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR; TISSUE ELASTICITY; VISCOELASTIC CHARACTERISTICS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOUS RESPONSE; VOLTERRA-WIENER KERNELS; WILD TYPES;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENDONS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOFIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON STRESS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELASTIC MODULUS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70349449603     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.041     Document Type: Article

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