Effect of a mucolytic agent on collagen fibres: An optical and polarized light histological study

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 209-212

  Denaro, V ^a   Forriol, F ^b   Di Martino, A ^a   Denaro, L ^a   Papalia, R ^a   Caione, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achilles' tendon; Fibrosis; Histological; Mesna; Polarized light

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; MESNA; MUCOLYTIC AGENT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELL INFILTRATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SHEEP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035733849     PISSN: 09484817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01686890     Document Type: Article

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