Method of histomorphometric assessment of glycosaminoglycans in articular cartilage

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 670-674

  Shimizu, C ^a   Coutts, R D ^a   Healey, R M ^a   Kubo, T ^a   Hirasawa, Y ^a   Amiel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HISTOMORPHOMETRIC ASSESSMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SAFRANIN;

ORTHOPEDICS;

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031229554     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100150507     Document Type: Article

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