The effect of age on the structure and composition of rat tendon fibrocartilage

Cell Biology International

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 570-577

  Esquisatto, M A M ^a   Joazeiro, P P ^b   Pimentel, E R ^b   Gomes, L ^b  

^a University of Araras (UNIARARAS)   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Fibrocartilage; Tendon

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; COLLAGEN; FIBROMODULIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; PROTEOGLYCAN; URONIC ACID;

ACHILLES TENDON; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROCARTILAGE; FLEXOR TENDON; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; RAT; STAINING; TISSUE LEVEL;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALCANEUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FIBROCARTILAGE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; MALE; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TENDONS; URONIC ACIDS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34247484449     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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