The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields on chondrocyte morphology

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 917-925

  Jahns, M E ^a   Lou, E ^a,b   Durdle, N G ^a   Bagnall, K ^a   Raso, V J ^b   Cinats, D ^a   Barley, R D C ^a   Cinats, J ^a   Jomha, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Chondrocyte; Morphology; Osteoarthritis; Pulsed electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MORPHOLOGY;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTE; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN TYPE 2;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS;

EID: 34548809672     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-007-0216-8     Document Type: Article

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