Histochemical and ultrastructural study of the extracellular matrix fibers in patellar tendon donor site scars and normal controls

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-186

  Battlehner, C N ^a   Carneiro Filho, M ^b   Ferreira Jr , J M C ^c   Saldiva, P H N ^a   Montes, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix fibers; Histochemistry; Morphometry; Patellar tendon scars; Ultrastruture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; METABOLISM; PATELLA; PATHOLOGY; SCAR; TENDON; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CICATRIX; COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; PATELLA; TENDONS;

EID: 0030118788     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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