Measuring and Modelling Nonlinear Elasticity of Ex Vivo Mouse Muscles

Table 2

R² values of the linear model for TA and EDL specimens in the initial region of the stress-strain curve.

Mouse	TA			EDL
	R^2	Elin (kPa)	εmax (%)	R^2	Elin (kPa)	εmax (%)
1	0.9909	52.29	8.37	0.991	37.18	16.11
2	0.9897	56.73	7.05	0.9954	36.84	12.61
3	0.9878	29.56	8.61	0.9913	26.24	14.45
4	0.9866	25.71	6.52	0.9944	38.55	11.14
5	0.9813	29.29	10.39	0.9898	24.07	14.97
6	—	—	—	0.9855	37.89	10.28
Average		38.72 ± 14.58	8.18 ± 1.51		33.46 ± 6.50	13.26 ± 2.29

versus EDL.