Histological analysis of Achilles tendons in an overuse rat model

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 840-846

  Glazebrook, Mark A ^a   Wright Jr , James R ^a,b   Langman, Maxine ^a   Stanish, William D ^a   Lee, J Michael ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Achilles; Animal model; Histology; Overuse; Tendon

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN; VIMENTIN;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; STAINING; TREADMILL; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; INJURY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TENDINITIS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; COLLAGEN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLASTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RUNNING; STAINING AND LABELING; TENDINOPATHY; VIMENTIN;

EID: 46449117764     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20546     Document Type: Article

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