Mechanical testing of mouse carotid arteries: From Newborn to adult

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 60, 2012, Pages

  Amin, Mazyar ^a   Le, Victoria P ^a   Wagenseil, Jessica E ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artery; Bioengineering; Blood vessel; Diameter; Issue 60; Mechanics; Postnatal development; Pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857832698     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3733     Document Type: Article

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