Distribution of Nerve Endings in the Human Dorsal Radiocarpal Ligament

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 466-473

  Tomita, Kazunari ^a   Berger, Evelyn J ^a   Berger, Richard A ^a   Kraisarin, Jirachart ^a   An, Kai Nan ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

fluorescence; immunohistochemistry; Mechanoreceptors; nerve endings; wrist ligament

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; GENE PRODUCT; GLASS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DEATH; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; LIGAMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE ENDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FIXATION; WRIST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; HYDRAZINES; JOINT CAPSULE; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE ENDINGS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33947609764     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.01.021     Document Type: Article

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