Energy absorbing capacity of rat tail tendon at various ages

Fibres from tail tendons of male rats aged 1--18 months were stretched to breaking point by an 'Instron' tensile apparatus. The energy absorbed during stretching of the tendon was calculated. A sharp increase was found in the energy value during the first 6 months of postnatal life. The fo...

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Published inJournal of anatomy Vol. 127; no. Pt 3; pp. 589 - 593
Main Authors Nathan, H, Goldgefter, L, Kobyliansky, E, Goldschmidt-Nathan, M, Morein, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.12.1978
Subjects
Aging
Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Male
Rats
Tail - physiology
Tendons - physiology
Tensile Strength
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Summary:Fibres from tail tendons of male rats aged 1--18 months were stretched to breaking point by an 'Instron' tensile apparatus. The energy absorbed during stretching of the tendon was calculated. A sharp increase was found in the energy value during the first 6 months of postnatal life. The following components of this energy were also evaluated: (1) energy absorbed during the period of linear relationship between force and extension; (2) energy absorbed during the period of non-linear relationship. Both components showed rapid increases in value during the first 6 months after birth, after which they levelled off.
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ISSN:0021-8782
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