TESTER TO MEASURE THE TENSILE PROPERTIES OF EMBRYONIC EPITHELIA

摘要

Described here is a novel tissue tester that can measure the tensile properties of monolayer embryonic epithelia specimens as small as 0.5mm by 0.3mm, something that had not been possible previously. The instrument is used to determine the uniaxial stress-strain characteristics of epithelium from early-stage embryos of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a type of amphibian.