Achilles tendinosis - A morphometrical study in a rat model

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 683-691

  Silva, Rafael Duarte ^a,c   Glazebrook, Mark Anthony ^b   Campos, Vinicius Castro ^c   Vasconcelos, Anilton Cesar ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Medical Science Faculty of Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Animal model; Morphometry; Overuse; Tendinosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855558763     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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