The cell biology of suturing tendons

Matrix Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 525-536

  Wong, J K F ^a   Alyouha, S ^a   Kadler, K E ^b   Ferguson, M W J ^a   McGrouther, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Mouse; Necrosis; Suture; Tendon; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL MOTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLEXOR TENDON; GRIP STRENGTH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUTURING METHOD; TENDON SUTURE; TENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; HAND STRENGTH; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MOVEMENT; SUTURES; TENDONS; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77956478140     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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