Alterations in collagen structure in hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes detected by Raman spectroscopy in vivo

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4161, Issue , 2000, Pages 138-143

  Johansson, Carina Koch ^a   Gniadecka, Monika ^a   Ullman, Susanne ^a   Halberg, Poul ^a   Kobayasi, Takasi ^a   Wulf, Hans Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Collagen; Connective tissue; Ehlers Danlos; Hypermobility; In vivo; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME;

COLLAGEN;

EID: 0034587014     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.409322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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