The use of Histochoice™® for histological examination of articular and growth plate cartilages, intervertebral disc and meniscus

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-53

  Melrose, James ^a   Smith, S M ^a   Smith, M M ^a   Little, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Growth plate; Histochoice ; Histology; Intervertebral disc; Meniscus; Neutral buffered formalin; Picrosirius red; Toluidine blue

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; CHONDROITIN; EOSIN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEMATOXYLIN; HEPARIN; PERLECAN; PICROSIRUS; PROTEOGLYCAN; REAGENT; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITOPE MAPPING; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GROWTH PLATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAM (SHEEP); TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FIXATIVES; GROWTH PLATE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; SHEEP;

EID: 45749156446     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290801990414     Document Type: Article

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