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International review of connective tissue research. Volume 6 /

International Review of Connective Tissue Research, Volume 6 presents the relationship between structure and function in connective tissue. This book deals with articular cartilage, a connective tissue that depends for its function on the integrity of its surface. Organized into six chapters, this v...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hall, David A., Jackson, D. S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Elsevier Science : Academic Press, �1973.
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  • Front Cover; International Review of Connective Tissue Research; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Medical and Surgical Applications of Collagen; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PROPERTIES FAVORING THE USE OF COLLAGEN; III. GENERAL TECHNOLOGY; IV. FORMS OF COLLAGEN PRODUCTS; V. APPLICATIONS OF COLLAGEN; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Structure and Biosynthesis of Basement Membranes; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PREPARATION OF BASEMENT MEMBRANES; III. SOLUBILITY STUDIES; IV. COMPOSITION; V. NATURE OF THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS.
  • VI. BIOSYNTHESIS OF BASEMENT MEMBRANESVII. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. The Structure of Joints; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ARTICULAR STRUCTURES; III. THE SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; IV. ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; V. SYNOVIAL FLUID; VI. INTRA-ARTICULAR DISCS, MENISCI, AND FAT PADS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Functional Properties of Collagenous Tissues; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MORPHOLOGY OF COLLAGENOUS TISSUE; III. BASIC MECHANICS; IV. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PARALLEL-FIBERED COLLAGENOUS TISSUE; V. CORRELATION BETWEEN MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICS; VI. FUNCTIONAL CHANGES IN COLLAGENOUS TISSUES.
  • VII. CONCLUDING REMARKSACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Scanning Electron Microscopy of Connective Tissues in Health and Disease; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; III. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF TISSUE COMPONENTS; IV. DERMIS; V. TENDON; VI. FASCIA AND DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; VII. FIBROCARTILAGE; VIII. ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; IX. BONE; X. TEETH; XI. DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Freeze-Etched Connective Tissue; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FREEZE-ETCHING; III. STUDIES OF FREEZE-ETCHED CONNECTIVE TISSUE; IV. CONCLUSIONS.