Specialization of tendon mechanical properties results from interfascicular differences

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 76, 2012, Pages 3108-3117

  Thorpe, Chavaunne T ^a,b   Udeze, Chineye P ^a   Birch, Helen L ^c   Clegg, Peter D ^b   Screen, Hazel R C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Ligament; Tendon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; LIGAMENTS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AGEING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FAILURE STRAIN; FAILURE STRESS; FLEXOR TENDON; IN-VITRO; LOWER STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL LOADS; TENDON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

TENDONS;

EXTENSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMMON DIGITAL EXTENSOR TENDON; INTERFASCICULAR DIFFERENCE; LIGAMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; SUPERFICIAL DIGITAL FLEXOR TENDON; TENDON; TENDON MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 84867466160     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0362     Document Type: Article

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