Length adaptation of the passive-to-active tension ratio in rabbit detrusor

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2594-2605

  Almasri, Atheer M ^a   Ratz, Paul H ^b   Speich, John E ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustable passive stiffness; Bladder; Length tension curve; Lower urinary tract; Smooth muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

LENGTH-TENSION CURVE; LOWER URINARY TRACT; SHORT-TERM ADAPTATION; SMOOTH MUSCLES;

STIFFNESS; TANTALUM;

MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RABBITS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 77955171828     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-0021-7     Document Type: Article

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