Discovery of a novel fibrous tissue in the spinal pia mater by polarized light microscopy

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-155

  Nam, Min Ho ^a,b   Baek, Miok ^a,c   Lim, Jaekwan ^a,d   Lee, Sehee ^d   Yoon, Joohwan ^a   Kim, Jungdae ^a   Lee, Min Sun ^c   Soh, Kwang Sup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c SunMoon University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Collagen fiber; Denticulate ligament; Primo vascular system; Reticular fiber; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN ANTIBODY; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; ELASTIC TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PIA MATER; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84895521164     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2013.879864     Document Type: Article

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