Microvascularization of the hypermineralized calcified fibrocartilage and cortical bone in the sheep proximal femur

Anatomical Record

Volumn 268, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-370

  Shea, Jill E ^a   Hallows, Rhett K ^a   Ricks, Shannon ^a   Bloebaum, Roy D ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcified fibrocartilage; Cortical bone; Insertions; Proximal femur; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE MINERALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; VASCULARIZATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; CALCIFICATION; CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HIP FRACTURE; LIGAMENT; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; PATHOGENESIS; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036892988     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.10173     Document Type: Article

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