A simple model for estimating the active reactions of embryonic tissues to a deforming mechanical force

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1123-1136

  Mansurov, A N ^a   Stein, A A ^a   Beloussov, L V ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Mechanical forces; Morphogenesis; Xenopus embryos

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HISTOLOGY; TISSUE;

ELASTIC MODULES; EMBRYONIC TISSUE; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS; EXTERNAL DRIVING; MECHANICAL FORCE; MORPHOGENESIS; SIMPLE MODELING; XENOPUS EMBRYO;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84870826838     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0439-y     Document Type: Article

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