Chondrocyte deformation within mechanically and enzymatically extracted chondrons compressed in agarose

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1526, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Knight, M M ^a   Ross, J M ^b   Sherwin, A F ^b   Lee, D A ^a   Bader, D L ^a   Poole, C A ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte; Chondron; Mechanics; Pericellular matrix; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SIZE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; DOGS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATAN SULFATE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SEPHAROSE;

EID: 0035799645     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4165(01)00118-0     Document Type: Article

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