A quantitative study of the microstructure and biochemistry of the medial meniscal horn attachments

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-131

  Villegas, Diego F ^a   Hansen, Tara A ^a   Liu, Dong F ^b   Haut Donahue, Tammy L ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Portage Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen orientation; Enthesis; Glycosaminoglycan; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; MICROSTRUCTURE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

COLLAGEN ORIENTATION; ENTHESIS; FIBROCARTILAGE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MENISCUS;

LIGAMENTS;

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; MENISCI, TIBIAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37449025069     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9403-x     Document Type: Article

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