Fibroblast-like cells from tendons differ from skin fibroblasts in their ability to form three-dimensional structures in vitro

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 633-641

  Evans, C E ^a   Trail, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TENDON;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PROTEOGLYCANS; RABBITS; SKIN; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031763891     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80018-1     Document Type: Article

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