title: Effect of sterilization and preservation on the tensile properties of aortic cusp tissue, with a note on a simplified method of evaluation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000637:transplantation; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002417:Cattle; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D008722:Methods; D013242:Sterilization; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous