Viscoelastic properties of the rat brain in the sagittal plane: Effects of anatomical structure and age

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-78

  Finan, John D ^a   Elkin, Benjamin S ^a   Pearson, Erica M ^a   Kalbian, Irene L ^a   Morrison III, Barclay ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Indentation; Injury; Neurotrauma; Relaxation function

Indexed keywords

ADULT RAT BRAINS; ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN STRUCTURE; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; CORONAL PLANES; HEAD IMPACT; INJURY; MICRO INDENTATION; NEUROTRAUMA; RAT BRAIN; RELAXATION FUNCTIONS; SAGITTAL PLANE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; INDENTATION; RATS; VISCOELASTICITY;

BRAIN MODELS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RATS;

EID: 84855354974     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0394-2     Document Type: Article

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