Changes in the distribution of fibrillar collagens in the collateral and cruciate ligaments of the rabbit knee joint during fetal and postnatal development

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 325-334

  Bland, Yvette S ^a   Ashhurst, Doreen E ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FETUS; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COLLAGEN; FETUS; GOATS; KNEE JOINT; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029956881     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02331395     Document Type: Article

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