Immunohistochemical and histochemical findings favoring the occurrence of autocrine/paracrine as well as nerve-related cholinergic effects in chronic painful patellar tendon tendinosis

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 808-819

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

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AChE; ChAT; Innervation; Jumper's knee; Tenocytes; VAChT

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY;

ACETYL TRANSFERASE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLTRANSFERASES; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; INNERVATION; JUMPER KNEE; PATELLAR TENDON; TENDINOSIS; TENOCYTES; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

TENDONS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIBODY; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY; CELL TYPE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; JUMPERS KNEE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PATELLA TENDON; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TENDINITIS; TENDON DISEASE; TENOCYTE;

EID: 33750009187     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20351     Document Type: Article

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