
(a) Stress-relaxation curves as represented by
for specimens
treated with PBS or 8 units/mL collagenase, reproduced from Komatsu
et al. [77],
by permission. Measured values
are well
expressed by an equation:
.
(b) Ratios (Ai) and (c)
relaxation times (
)
of the three exponential decay functions. Each column and vertical
bar represent the mean + 1 SD.
and
compared with the PBS group.