How severe must repetitive loading be to kill chondrocytes in articular cartilage?

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 499-507

  Clements, K M ^a   Bee, Z C ^a   Crossingham, G V ^a   Adams, M A ^a   Sharif, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chondrocyte; Mechanical loading; Viability

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL KILLING; CELL VIABILITY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORCE; HYPOTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; THAWING; TISSUE SECTION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0034897419     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joca.2000.0417     Document Type: Article

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