Effect of low-level helium-neon laser therapy on histological and ultrastructural features of immobilized rabbit articular cartilage

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-87

  Bayat, Mohammad ^a   Ansari, Enayatallah ^b   Gholami, Narges ^c   Bayat, Aghdas ^d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Iranian Islamic Free University   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Histology; Immobilization; Low level laser therapy; Rabbit; Ultra structure

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; NEON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMUR; FILOPODIUM; FISHER EXACT TEST; HELIUM NEON LASER; HISTOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STUDENT T TEST; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; IMMOBILIZATION; KNEE JOINT; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; RABBITS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34248164389     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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