Contractile actin expression in torn human menisci

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-266

  Lin, B Y ^a,b   Richmond, J C ^b   Spector, Myron ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MALE; MICROTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNOVIUM; WOUND CLOSURE;

ACTINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036630712     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.2002.10410.x     Document Type: Article

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