Ultrastructural identification of a membrane-like structure on the surface of normal articular cartilage

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 385-393

  Guerra, D ^a   Frizziero, L ^b   Losi, M ^a   Bacchelli, B ^a   Mezzadri, G ^c   Pasquali Ronchetti, I ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c INALCA Co   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Cartilage surface; Hyaluronan lipid fixation; Joint cavity; Proteoglycan fixation

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; HYALURONIC ACID; PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BROWN NORWAY RAT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; FIXATIVES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MEMBRANES; PROTEINS; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0030194942     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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