Freeze-substitution of rabbit tibial articular cartilage reveals that radial zone collagen fibres are tubules

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-172

  Ap Gwynn, Iolo ^a,c   Wade, S ^a   Kaab M J ^d   Owen, G Rh ^b   Richards, R G ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Collagen; Freeze substitution; Micro morphology; Proteoglycans; Rabbit; Scanning electron microscopy; Tibia; Tubules; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; ELECTRONS; FIBERS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; MICROMORPHOLOGIES; PROTEOGLYCANS; RABBIT; RADIAL ZONES; TIBIA; TUBULAR STRUCTURES; TUBULE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COLLAGEN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FREEZE DRYING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033972512     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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