Structural and biomechanical changes in the Achilles tendon after chronic treatment with statins.

de Oliveira, L P

Structural and biomechanical changes in the Achilles tendon after chronic treatment with statins. [electronic resource] - Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association Mar 2015 - 50-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1873-6351

10.1016/j.fct.2014.12.014 doi


Achilles Tendon--anatomy & histology
Animals
Atorvastatin--pharmacology
Collagen--metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors--pharmacology
Male
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Rupture
Simvastatin--pharmacology
Tendon Injuries--pathology