Stereological assessment, mechanical measurement and computer modelling of smooth muscle

Abstract

We identified the elasticity modulus for living (34 kPa) and fixed samples (440 kPa). The volume fraction of smooth muscle cells was 57,8%, their numerical density was 425 925 mm-3, surface density was 405.9 mm-1, the mean cell volume was 1358 ěm3.

Keywords

• biomechanics
• microscopy