Uniaxial mechanical behavior of the human female bladder

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 991-995

  Martins, Pedro A L S ^a   Filho, Agnaldo Lopes Silva ^b   Fonseca, Andrea Moura Rodrigues MacIel ^b   Santos, Agostinho ^c,d,e   Santos, Liliana ^c,d,e   Mascarenhas, Teresa ^d   Jorge, Renato M Natal ^a   Ferreira, António J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^d University of Porto   (Portugal)

^e Forensic Sciences Centre of the Sciences and Technologies Foundation (FCT)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Bladder; Elasticity; Mechanical tests; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLADDER FUNCTION; BODY MASS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 80052463052     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-011-1409-0     Document Type: Article

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