Morphological, biomechanical and biochemical analysis of tendon of obese Zucker (fa/fa) rats

• Grant number: 04/14358-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: April 01, 2005
• End date: March 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Morphology - Cytology and Cell Biology
• Principal Investigator: Laurecir Gomes
• Grantee: Adriano Biancalana
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BIANCALANA‚ A.; VELOSO‚ L.A.; GOMES‚ L.. Obesity affects collagen fibril diameter and mechanical properties of tendons in Zucker rats. Connective Tissue Research, v. 51, n. 3, p. 171-178, 2010. (04/14358-5)

BIANCALANA, ADRIANO; VELLOSO, LICIO AUGUSTO; TABOGA, SEBASTIAO ROBERTO; GOMES, LAURECIR. Implications of obesity for tendon structure, ultrastructure and biochemistry: A study on Zucker rats. Micron, v. 43, n. 2-3, p. 463-469, FEB 2012. (04/14358-5)

NAKAGAKI‚ W.R.; BIANCALANA‚ A.; BENEVIDES‚ G.P.; GOMES‚ L.. Biomechanical and biochemical properties of chicken calcaneal tendon under effect of age and nonforced active exercise. Connective Tissue Research, v. 48, n. 5, p. 219-228, 2007. (04/14358-5, 06/00044-4)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

BIANCALANA, Adriano. Morphological, biomechanical and biochemical analysis of tendon of obese Zucker (fa/fa) rats. 2009. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia Campinas, SP.