Partial patellectomy induces a decrease in the proteoglycan content in the remaining patellar articular cartilage. An experimental study in rabbits

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 597-600

  Leung, K S ^a   Qin, L ^a,b   Leung, M C T ^a   Fu, L L K ^a   Chan, C W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Degradation of proteoglycan; Imaging quantification; Metaplasia; Partial patellectomy

Indexed keywords

PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HYALIN; METAPLASIA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLA; PHENAZINES; PROTEOGLYCANS; RABBITS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032867583     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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