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A Model of Cardiac Remodeling Through Constriction of the Abdominal Aorta in Rats
Published on: December 2, 2016
[An experimental study on the changes in the biomechanical characters of rat thoracic aorta]
Fu Zhang1, Ruiqing Zhou, Xiaogang Chen
1West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Abstract:
The changes in biomechanics of rat thoracic aorta at different post mortem interval (PMI) (0-7 d) were observed when it was stretched in one direction. Some significant changes were disclosed by statistical analyses. Maximum stretch, maximum strain and maximum energy showed a significant relationship with PMI, the coefficients of determination being 0.822, 0.716 and 0.669 respectively, P < 0.001. The stretch experiment of thoracic aorta may be a novel method to determine PMI.
