title: Mechanical interactions between collagen and proteoglycans: implications for the stability of lung tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Física e Química, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco S A
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Adriano M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.forename: Murilo P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: José S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Arnab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ingenito
authors.forename: Béla
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000379:methods; D003094:Collagen / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008170:Lung Compliance / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D011509:Proteoglycans; D003094:Collagen