title: [Restitutio ad integrum of the mechanical properties of rat skin following repeated stretching. Effect of maturation and aging].
abstract: The influence of maturation and aging on mechanical parameters was studied in rat skin by in vitro and in vivo methods. Parameters indicating strength increased during maturation to a high degree and decreased to a lower degree during aging. Parameters indicating viscosity decreased during the maturation and aging period. Complete restitution after repeated extension was even better in old animals than in young animals.
authors.affiliation: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Vogel
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D004548:Elasticity; D051381:Rats; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013718:Tensile Strength
vernacular_title: Restitutio ad integrum der mechanischen Eigenschaften von Rattenhaut nach wiederholter Dehnung. Einfluss von Reifung und Alterung.