Distribution of general (PGP 9.5) and sensory (substance P/CGRP) innervations in the human patellar tendon

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Danielson, Patrik ^a   Alfredson, Håkan ^a   Forsgren, Sture ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CGRP; Innervation; Patellar; Substance P; Tendons

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE; UCHL1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATELLA; PATHOLOGY; TENDON;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BIOPSY; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATELLA; SUBSTANCE P; TENDONS; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

EID: 32044473548     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0636-7     Document Type: Article

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