Detection of experimentally produced occult microfractures at the bone- cartilage interface in decalcified sections

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Atkinson, P J ^a,b   Walsh, J A ^a   Haut, Roger C ^a,b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decalcified bone; Fast green; Methyl salicylate; Occult microfractures; Paraffin; Patella; Safranin O; Tape transfer

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; CADAVER; CARTILAGE TUMOR; FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033001025     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299909066474     Document Type: Article

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