Histomorphometric analysis of adult articular calcified cartilage zone

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-365

  Wang, Fuyou ^a   Ying, Zhang ^a   Duan, Xiaojun ^a   Tan, Hongbo ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Guo, Lin ^a   Chen, Guangxing ^a   Dai, Gang ^a   Ma, Zhe ^a   Yang, Liu ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcified cartilage zone; Conjunctional interface; Morphology; Scanning electron microscope; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

DYE; MALACHITE GREEN; SAFRANIN O; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CALCIFICATION; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALINE CARTILAGE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE FIXATION;

ADULT; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350233409     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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