Bimodal collagen fibril diameter distributions direct age-related variations in tendon resilience and resistance to rupture

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 878-888

  Goh, K L ^a   Holmes, D F ^b   Lu, Y ^b   Purslow, P P ^c   Kadler, K E ^b   Bechet, D ^d   Wess, T J ^e  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite mixture model; Strain energy density; Stress transfer; Work of fracture

Indexed keywords

FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN;

AGE; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; C57BL MOUSE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84866365146     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00258.2012     Document Type: Article

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