Surface and subsurface morphology of bovine humeral articular cartilage as assessed by atomic force and transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-54

  Jurvelin, J S ^a,b   Muller J D ^c,d   Wong, M ^a   Studer, D ^a   Engel, A ^c   Hunziker, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATTLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030198629     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1996.0068     Document Type: Article

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