Differences in the microstructure and biomechanical properties of the recurrent laryngeal nerve as a function of age and location

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Williams, Megan J ^a   Utzinger, Urs ^a,b   Barkmeier Kraemer, Julie M ^c   Geest, Jonathan P Vande ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; BLOOD VESSELS; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; MAMMALS;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; LOCATION DEPENDENTS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SECOND HARMONICS; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY; STRAIN STIFFENING; TWO PHOTON IMAGING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SWINE; TENSION; AGING; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INNERVATION; MECHANICS; NECK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; THORAX; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; NECK; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; THORAX; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84902187714     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4027682     Document Type: Article

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