Mapping of vascular endothelium in the human flexor digitorum profundus tendon

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 806-813

  Harrison, Rick K ^a   Jones, Martin E ^b   Clayton, Elizabeth ^b   Grobbelaar, Adriaan O ^b   Sanders, Roy ^b  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Human; Immunohistochemistry; Tendon; Vascularity

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACCURACY; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFUNDUS TENDON; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0141843657     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(03)00301-0     Document Type: Article

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