Practical considerations in the use of polarized light microscopy in the analysis of the collagen network in articular cartilage

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Rieppo, Jarno ^a   Hallikainen, Jarmo ^a   Jurvelin, Jukka S ^a,b   Kiviranta, Ilkka ^c   Helminen, Heikki J ^a   Hyttinen, Mika M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Collagen; Collagen network; Fourier transform infrared imaging; Polarized light microscopy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; REPAIR; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REPAIR; ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CARTILAGE TISSUES; COLLAGEN NETWORKS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED IMAGING; POLARIZED-LIGHT MICROSCOPY; PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SCAR TISSUES; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

CARTILAGE;

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOMATION; BIREFRINGENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCAR; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 42049114290     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20551     Document Type: Article

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