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Chapters
- 00:00Title
- 00:26Introduction
- 05:02Cross-Sectional Area Measurement
- 08:28Rinsing
- 10:08Loading Bioreactor’s Chamber
This article describes the experimental procedures used to prepare rat tail tendons for biomechanical and mechanobiological studies. Several features of the main steps in preparation are demonstrated, beginning with extraction, cross-sectional area measurement, rinsing and loading into the bioreactor chamber.
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Rat Tail TendonsBiomechanical StudiesMechanobiological StudiesTendon PhysiologyTendinopathyIsolation ProtocolSterilityIntegrityExperimental ProceduresExtractionCross-sectional Area MeasurementRinsingLoading Into Bioreactor ChamberManipulation PlateOptic MicrometerAnchoring SystemValidation Of Methods
