Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "collagen"
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Pregnancy-Induced Remodeling of Heart Valves
(2014-08-19)Although many cardiovascular tissues have been shown to remodel when exposed to chronic changes in hemodynamic stresses, little is known about the capacity of heart valves to adapt in a non-disease state such as pregnancy. ... -
Remodeling of Myocardial Collagen in Domestic Cattle during Pregnancy and Postpartum
(2024-08-29)Pregnancy is a blood volume overload state accompanied by functional cardiac hypertrophy. Interestingly, cardiac remodeling in pregnancy is distinct in its absence of myocardial fibrosis, which is a common characteristic ... -
STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS OF STRETCHED COLLAGEN FIBRILS
(2019-08-19)Collagen fibril are the smallest repeating units in load-bearing collagenous tissues such as tendon and bone, functioning as a microscopic stress mediators in mammalian bodies. These fibrils are twisted self-assembled ...