Effect of exposure of cigarette smoke on mechanical properties and thermal behaviour of rat skin and tendon.
Indian J Exp Biol
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1997 Jul; 35(7): 776-9
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in English
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| ID: sea-62354
ABSTRACT
Skin and tendon samples of male albino rat taken for analysis, on the 120th day of smoking showed that, compared to controls, the cigarette smoke exposed group showed an increase in tensile strength of both skin and tendon while extensibility of skin remained the same and that of the tendon increased. Thermal behaviour such as isometric tension and temperature at isometric tension increased in rat skin, while in tendon only isomeric tension increased. Shrinkage temperature of skin and tendon has showed no alteration in cigarette smoke exposed rats.
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Rats
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Skin
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Temperature
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Tendons
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Tobacco Smoke Pollution
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Biomechanical Phenomena
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Male
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Environmental Exposure
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Exp Biol
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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