The collagen skeleton of the human umbilical cord at term. A scanning electron microscopy study after 2N-NaOH maceration

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 885-894

  Vizza, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS VARNA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Wharton's jelly

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNION; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKELETON; UMBILICAL CORD; VASCULARIZATION; WHARTON JELLY;

COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0029806121     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD9960885     Document Type: Article

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