The ultrastructure of mouse articular cartilage: Collagen orientation and implications for tissue functionality. A polarised light and scanning electron microscope study and review

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2005, Pages 68-84

  Hughes, L C ^a   Archer, C W ^b   Ap Gwynn, I ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Collagen matrix; Polarised light microscopy; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; FORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIGESTION; IMAGING; LIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 22444441654     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: 14732262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v009a09     Document Type: Article

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