Ultrastructural modifications of the extracellular matrix upon calcification of growth plate cartilage as revealed by quick-freeze deep etching technique

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-56

  Akisaka, T ^a   Nakayama, M ^a   Yoshida, H ^a   Inoue, M ^a  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcifying cartilage; Cartilage matrix; Deep etching replica; Matrix vesicle; Reticular structure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARTILAGE; CHICKEN; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FREEZING; GROWTH PLATE; MYOFILAMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THIN FILAMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CARTILAGE; CHICKENS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FREEZE ETCHING; GROWTH PLATE;

EID: 0031863829     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900488     Document Type: Article

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