A detailed viscoelastic characterization of the P17 and adult rat brain

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2235-2244

  Elkin, Benjamin S ^a   Ilankovan, Ashok I ^a   Morrison III, Barclay ^a  

^a MC 8904 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

age dependence; constitutive modeling; heterogeneous mechanical properties; indentation; neurosurgery; rat brain; traumatic brain injury; viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBELLUM; DEVICE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRESS; THALAMUS; TIME; VISCOELASTICITY; WHITE MATTER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; ELASTICITY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79961211955     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2010.1604     Document Type: Article

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