Adipose tissue at entheses: The rheumatological implications of its distribution. A potential site of pain and stress dissipation?

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1549-1555

  Benjamin, M ^a   Redman, S ^a   Milz, S ^b   Buttner A ^b   Amin, A ^a   Moriggl, B ^c   Brenner, E ^c   Emery, P ^d   McGonagle, D ^d   Bydder, G ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d Leeds Medical School   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BONE; CADAVER; DEGENERATION; ENTHESIS; ENTHESOPATHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INNERVATION; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT FUNCTION; LIGAMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; ARTHRALGIA; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS;

EID: 9644254312     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.019182     Document Type: Article

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