Ultrastructural study of upper surface layer in rat mandibular condylar cartilage by quick-freezing method

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1033-1041

  Yoshida, M ^a   Zea Aragon, Z ^a   Ohtsuki, K ^a   Ohnishi, M ^a   Ohno, Shinichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep etching; Freeze drying; Mandibular condylar cartilage; Quick freezing; Upper surface layer

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE ETCHING; FROZEN SECTIONS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 6344237488     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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