Biochemical and anisotropical properties of tendons

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Aparecida de Aro, Andrea ^a   de Campos Vidal, Benedicto ^a   Pimentel, Edson Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Optical anisotropies; Organization; Tendons

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL PROPERTIES; BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COLLAGEN MOLECULES; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FIBER BUNDLES; LINEAR DICHROISM; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION; PROTEOGLYCANS; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION; SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIZATIONS;

BIOMECHANICS; BIREFRINGENCE; DICHROISM; GLYCOPROTEINS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; STRESSES; TENDONS; TISSUE;

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; MECHANICS; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; TENDONS;

EID: 84855215770     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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