A comparison of the size distribution of collagen fibrils in connective tissues as a function of age and a possible relation between fibril size distribution and mechanical properties

Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1978 Dec 18;203(1152):305-21. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1978.0107.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aging*
  • Animals
  • Aortic Valve / ultrastructure
  • Biomechanical Phenomena*
  • Cartilage / ultrastructure
  • Chick Embryo
  • Collagen / physiology*
  • Connective Tissue / ultrastructure*
  • Cornea / ultrastructure
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Lung / ultrastructure
  • Rabbits
  • Rats
  • Sclera / ultrastructure
  • Skin / ultrastructure
  • Tendons / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Collagen