Regional stiffening with aging in tibialis anterior tendons of mice occurs independent of changes in collagen fibril morphology

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 999-1006

  Wood, Lauren K ^a   Arruda, Ellen M ^a   Brooks, Susan V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen fibril diameter; Contractile properties; Tangent modulus; Tendon mechanics

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; C57BL MOUSE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TIBIA;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TIBIA;

EID: 80054699742     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00460.2011     Document Type: Article

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