Innervation and functional characteristics of connective tissues, especially elastic fibers, in human fetal thoracic intervertebral articular capsule and its surroundings

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 206, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 437-445

  Shiraishi, Yosuke ^a   Kobayashi, Miya ^b   Yasui, Masaya ^a   Ozaki, Noriyuki ^a   Sugiura, Yasuo ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KINJO GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastic fiber; Facet joint; Human fetus; Innervation; PGP 9.5

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HYDROLASE; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELASTIC FIBER; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; JOINT CAPSULE; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0038281148     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-003-0320-y     Document Type: Article

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