Chondrocytes interconnecting tracks and cytoplasmic projections observed within the superficial zone of normal human articular cartilage - A transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and two-photon excitation microscopy studies

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1072-1078

  González, Sirenia ^a   Fragoso Soriano, Rogelio J ^a,b   Kouri, Juan B ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

2PE; AFM; Normal articular cartilage; TEM

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CARTILAGE; CELL SIGNALING; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTONS; RATS;

2PE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; CHONDROCYTES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; HUMAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; MICROSCOPY ATOMIC FORCE; NORMAL ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATION MICROSCOPIES; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

RATTUS;

EID: 37349043707     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20516     Document Type: Article

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