Quantification of chondrocyte morphology by confocal arthroscopy

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 145-154

  Jones, C W ^a   Smolinski, D ^a   Wu, J P ^a   Willers, C ^a   Miller, K ^a   Kirk, T B ^a   Zheng, Ming Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Chondrocyte; Confocal microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHONDROPATHY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 17544375806     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218957704001314     Document Type: Article

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