A mechanochemical 3D continuum model for smooth muscle contraction under finite strains

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-130

  Stalhand J ^a   Klarbring, A ^a   Holzapfel, G A ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Active contraction; Continuum mechanics; Mechanobiology; Model; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOSINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77958055069     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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