The effect of collagen degradation on chondrocyte volume and morphology in bovine articular cartilage following a hypotonic challenge

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-429

  Turunen, S M ^a   Lammi, M J ^a   Saarakkala, S ^a,b   Han, S K ^c,d   Herzog, W ^c   Tanska, P ^a   Korhonen, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Chondrocytes; Collagen; Enzymatic treatment; Mechanobiology; Microscopy

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COLLAGEN; MECHANICAL TESTING; OSMOSIS;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; CELL SHAPES; CELL VOLUME; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN CONTENT; COLLAGEN DEGRADATIONS; ENZYMATIC TREATMENTS; MECHANO-BIOLOGY; SHAPE CHANGE; VOLUME CHANGE;

CARTILAGE;

BOVINAE;

COLLAGEN; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BOVINAE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TIME; YOUNG MODULUS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; ELASTIC MODULUS; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PROTEOLYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878714053     PISSN: 16177959     EISSN: 16177940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0409-4     Document Type: Article

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