Consistent biomechanical phenotyping of common carotid arteries from seven genetic, pharmacological, and surgical mouse models

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1207-1223

  Bersi, M R ^a   Ferruzzi, J ^a   Eberth, J F ^b   Gleason, R L ^c   Humphrey, J D ^a,d  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Fibrillin 1; Fibulin 5; Hypertension; Muscular dystrophy; Smooth muscle a actin; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MAMMALS; MUSCLE; PROTEINS; SURGERY;

ANGIOTENSIN; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FIBRILLIN-1; FIBULIN-5; HYPERTENSION; MICE MODELS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PHENOTYPING; SMOOTH MUSCLE A-ACTIN; SMOOTH MUSCLES;

HEMODYNAMICS;

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; GENE MUTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84900000951     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-0988-6     Document Type: Article

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