Fibroblast distribution in the anteromedial bundle of the human anterior cruciate ligament: The presence of α-smooth muscle actin-positive cells

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-27

  Murray, M M ^a   Spector, M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CELLS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE;

FIBROBLAST DISTRIBUTION; FUSIFORM CELLS; HISTOLOGY; OVOID CELLS; SPHEROID CELLS;

LIGAMENTS;

ALPHA ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FIBROBLAST; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0033011515     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100170105     Document Type: Article

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