Matrix remodeling during intervertebral disc growth and degeneration detected by multichromatic fast staining

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Leung, Victor Y L ^a   Chan, Wilson C W ^a   Hung, Siu Chun ^a   Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a   Chan, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Growth; Intervertebral disc; Matrix; Remodeling; Staining and labeling

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; FUCHSINE; MALACHITE GREEN; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; SAFRANIN T; TARTRAZINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; SPINE DISEASE; STAINING;

ALCIAN BLUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHENAZINES; RABBITS; ROSANILINE DYES; SPINAL DISEASES; STAINING AND LABELING; TARTRAZINE;

EID: 62649088064     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2008.952184     Document Type: Article

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