Immunolocalization of collagens (I and III) and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in the normal and injured equine superficial digital flexor tendon

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-69

  Södersten, Fredrik ^a   Hultenby, Kjell ^b   Heinegård, Dick ^c   Johnston, Christopher ^d   Ekman, Stina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Mälaren Hästklinik AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Equine; Extracellular matrix (ECM); Immunolocalization; Tendon repair

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE OLIGOMERIC MATRIX PROTEIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULATION TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUPERFICIAL DIGITAL FLEXOR TENDON; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TISSUE DEGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE II; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; RNA, MESSENGER; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84872136816     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2012.734879     Document Type: Article

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