Some observations on the subfibrillar structure of collagen fibrils as noted during treatment with NKISK and cathepsin G with mechanical agitation

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-182

  Zhao, Tailun ^a   Weinhold, Paul S ^a,b   Lee, Nicole Y ^a   Dahners, Laurence E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cathepsin G; collagen fibrils; electron microscopy; microfibrils; NKISK; subfibrils

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN G; COLLAGEN; NKISK PEPTIDE; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TAIL; TENDON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATHEPSIN G; COLLAGEN; LEUKOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAIL; TENDONS;

RATTUS;

AMINO ACIDS; PH;

AFTER-TREATMENT; AVERAGE DIAMETER; CATHEPSIN G; COLLAGEN FIBRILS; MECHANICAL AGITATION; MICROFIBRIL; NKISK; PENTAPEPTIDES; RAT TAIL TENDON; SUBFIBRIL;

COLLAGEN;

EID: 79955010109     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfr005     Document Type: Article

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