Expression of β-defensin-4 in "an in vivo and ex vivo model" of human osteoarthritic knee meniscus

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 216-222

  Musumeci, Giuseppe ^a   Carnazza, Maria Luisa ^a   Leonardi, Rosalia ^a   Loreto, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

defensins 4; Fibrocartilage; Immunohistochemistry; Knee menisci; Osteoarthritis; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; DEFB4A PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; BETA-DEFENSINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 84856111268     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1630-x     Document Type: Article

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