The human myotendinous junction: An ultrastructural and 3D analysis study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e116-e123

  Knudsen, A B ^a   Larsen, M ^b   Mackey, A L ^a,b   Hjort, M ^a   Hansen, K K ^a   Qvortrup, K ^b   Kjaer M ^a,b   Krogsgaard, M R ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exercise; MTJ; Myotendinous force generation; Sports injuries; TEM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; INJURIES; MUSCLE FIBRIL; SARCOLEMMA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGERY; TENDON; THIGH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; CYTOSKELETON; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; SARCOLEMMA; TENDONS; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921350575     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12221     Document Type: Article

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