Comparative ultrastructural analysis of different regions of two digital flexor tendons of pigs

Micron

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 518-525

  Feitosa, V L C ^a   Reis, F P ^b   Esquisatto, M A M ^c   Joazeiro, P P ^d   Vidal, B C ^d   Pimentel, E R ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO HERMÍNIO OMETTO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen; Fibrocartilage; Pig; Proteoglycans; Tendon

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE; HISTOLOGY; TENDONS;

FIBROCARTILAGE; FRICTIONAL LOADING; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; PROTEOGLYCANS;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBROBLAST; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; FIBROBLASTS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HINDLIMB; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEOGLYCANS; SUS SCROFA; TENDONS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33745831894     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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