Simultaneous observation of collagen and elastin in normal and pathological tissues: Analysis of Sirius-red-stained sections by fluorescence microscopy

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 320, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 551-552

  Borges, L F ^a   Taboga, S R ^b   Gutierrez, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen; Elastin; Fluorescence; Human; Sirius red

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DYE; ELASTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC FIBER; FIBER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AORTA; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENTS; ELASTIN; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LIVER; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SKIN; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 21244468248     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-005-1108-6     Document Type: Article

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