An immunohistochemical evaluation of extracellular matrix components in the spinal posterior longitudinal ligament and intervertebral disc of the tiptoe walking mouse

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 591-597

  Hirakawa, Hitoshi ^a   Kusumi, Tomomi ^a   Nitobe, Taisuke ^b   Ueyama, Kazumasa ^c   Tanaka, Masanori ^a   Kudo, Hajime ^a   Toh, Satoshi ^a   Harata, Seiko ^d  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Seihoku Chuoh Hospital   (Japan)

^c Hirosaki Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^d AOMORI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Extracellular matrix; Intervertebral disc; Spinal posterior longitudinal ligament; Tiptoe walking mouse

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN 6 SULFATE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ETIDRONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; STAINING; WALKING;

EID: 11244281693     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0823-2     Document Type: Article

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