Mechanical properties of the lamprey spinal cord: Uniaxial loading and physiological strain

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2194-2200

  Luna, Carlos ^a   Detrick, Laura ^a   Shah, Sameer B ^a,b   Cohen, Avis H ^a   Aranda Espinoza, Helim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Composite materials; Giant axons; Histology; Regeneration; Swimming; Tissue mechanics

Indexed keywords

GIANT AXONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAINS; PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI); STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; SWIMMING; TISSUE MECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; FIBERS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRAIN; TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

LOADING;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LAMPREY; LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENINX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD REGENERATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWIMMING; TAIL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84882238767     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.06.028     Document Type: Article

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