Analysis of axial prestretch in the abdominal aorta with reference to post mortem interval and degree of atherosclerosis

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-98

  Horny, Lukas ^a   Adamek, Tomas ^b   Kulvajtova, Marketa ^c  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Aorta; Atherosclerosis; Forensic biomechanics; Post mortem changes

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASES; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

AGE ESTIMATION; AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FORENSIC BIOMECHANICS; POST MORTEM;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; AXIAL PRESTRETCH; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICS; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897028561     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.01.033     Document Type: Article

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