Stiffness of mouse aortic elastin and its possible relation to aortic media structure
Aortic elastin allows arterial expansion on systole and subsequent elastic recoil during diastole, providing crucial capacitance and associated dampening of the cardiac pressure pulses. The structure and mechanical properties of the aortic wall are not uniform along its length due to the varying hem...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44612 |