Structural aspects of the extracellular matrix of the tendon: An atomic force and scanning electron microscopy study

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-43

  Raspanti, Mario ^a   Congiu, Terenzio ^a   Guizzardi, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENDON;

EID: 0036241448     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.65.37     Document Type: Article

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