title: Adaptation of tendon collagen to exercise.
abstract: We report an experimental study on the effect of exercise on tendon structure in mice. After one week of physical training an increase in mean diameter, in number, and in cross-sectional area, as well as a change in mean fibril diameter distribution, was demonstrated. In the long-term, there was an increase in fibril number, a fall in mean diameter, but no statistically significant changes in the relative cross-sectional area per unit compared with the control tendons.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anatomie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Michna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hartmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010805:Physical Conditioning, Animal; D013710:Tendons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen