Collagen fibril morphology and mechanical properties of the Achilles tendon in two inbred mouse strains

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 724-731

  Rigozzi, S ^a   Muller R ^a   Snedeker, J G ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Biomechanics; Collagen fibrils morphology; Glycosaminoglycans; Inbred strain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INBREEDING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, ANIMAL;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 77954045118     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01225.x     Document Type: Article

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