Segmental sensory innervation of the anterior cruciate ligament and the patellar tendon of the cat's knee

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 545-552

  Gómez Barrena, Enrique ^a   Martinez Moreno, Enrique ^a   Munuera, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; TRACER; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHUMAN; PATELLA TENDON; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0030467835     PISSN: 00016470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453679608997753     Document Type: Article

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