Concentration and distribution of hyaluronic acid in human vocal folds

Laryngoscope

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 595-599

  Lebl, Mariana Dantas Aumond ^a   Martins, João Roberto Maciel ^a   Nader, Helena Bonciani ^a   Simões, Manuel De Jesus ^a   De Biase, Noemi ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine hyaluronidase; Fluorassay; Histochemical method; Hyaluronan; Vocal folds

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; EUROPIUM; HYALURONAN BINDING PROTEIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIDASE; PEROXIDASE; STREPTAVIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD44; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 34147161139     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31802ffe17     Document Type: Article

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