Fetal and postnatal development of the patella, patellar tendon and suprapatella in the rabbit; changes in the distribution of the fibrillar collagens

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-342

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

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

Author keywords

Bone; Cartilage; Fibrocartilage

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 5;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; COMPRESSION; FEMUR CONDYLE; FETUS; KNEE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; PATELLA; PATELLA TENDON; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYNOVIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HINDLIMB; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PATELLA; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; RABBITS; TENDONS;

EID: 0030935873     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878296001720     Document Type: Article

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