Semiquantitative analysis of ECM molecules in the different cartilage layers in early and advanced osteoarthritis of the knee joint

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 609-615

  Lahm, Andreas ^a,b   Kasch, Richard ^a   Mrosek, Eike ^c,d   Spank, Heiko ^a   Erggelet, Christoph ^e   Esser, Jan ^a   Merk, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Chirurgische Klinik Munchen Bogenhausen   (Germany)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery   (Switzerland)

^e Arthrose Clinic Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Osteoarthritis; Photoshop image analysis; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ACAN PROTEIN, HUMAN; AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; PROTEOGLYCAN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRECANS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE II; DNA PRIMERS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PROTEOGLYCANS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84859303362     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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