Overview

""Function dictates structure"" is a classic paradigm re-affirmed in Wolff's law of the skeletal system. A major question being addressed by current research in biomechanics is whether this doctrine also holds true for the cardiovascular system and connective tissues. This work takes a multi-disciplinary approach, producing insights into the sensors, signals and activators that produce remodelling and functional adaptation in cardiac muscle, blood vessels and bone. It includes new findings on the response of vascular endothelial cells to shear stress. The text also focuses on the extent of remodeling and adaptation processes in tendons, ligaments, and intervertebral discs.

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Author:   Kozaburo Hayashi ,  Akira Kamiya ,  Keiro Ono
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Japan
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Japan
Weight:   0.645kg
ISBN:  

9784431701736

ISBN 10:   4431701737
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   31 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Response of Endothelial Cells to Mechanical Stress.- Response of Vascular Endothelial Cells to Flow Shear Stress: Phenomenological Aspect.- Responses of Vascular Endothelial Cells to Fluid Shear Stress: Mechanism.- Functional Adaptation and Optimal Control of the Heart and Blood Vessels.- Responses of the Heart to Mechanical Stress.- Residual Stress in the Left Ventricle.- Response of Arterial Wall to Hypertension and Residual Stress.- Tissue Remodeling and Biomechanical Response in Orthopedics and Orthodontics.- Mechanical Stresses and Bone Formation.- Fatigue Fracture Mechanism of Cancellous Bone.- Residual Stress in Bone Structure: Experimental Observation and Model Study with Uniform Stress Hypothesis.- Response of Knee Joint Tendons and Ligaments to Mechanical Stress.- Remodeling of Tendon Autograft in Ligament Reconstruction.- Instability of the Spinal System with Focus on Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc.- Biological Response in Orthodontics.

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