Diameter distributions of collagenous tissues in relation to sex. A quantitative ultrastructural study
Autor: | Margaret Tzaphlidou |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
Male
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Materials science Skin/chemistry/ultrastructure Collagen/*physiology/*ultrastructure General Physics and Astronomy macromolecular substances Microscopy Electron/methods Fibril Bone and Bones Collagen fibril law.invention Mice Structural Biology law medicine Animals General Materials Science Skin Mean diameter Sex Characteristics Cell Biology Anatomy Bone and Bones/chemistry/ultrastructure Microscopy Electron Liver Mouse skin Ultrastructure Female Collagen Rabbits Electron microscope Female rabbit Liver/chemistry/ultrastructure Sex characteristics |
Zdroj: | Micron. 32:333-336 |
ISSN: | 0968-4328 |
Popis: | A number of factors have been implicated in the regulation of collagen fibril diameter. Electron microscopy analysis was used to investigate the role of sex on fibril diameter. Female mouse skin collagen fibrils' mean diameter values were significantly smaller than those from the male, independent of age. In addition, the female rabbit collagen fibrils had a marked decrease in the mean diameter compared to male, in all the tissues examined (skin, liver, and bone). These data suggest that the collagen fibril diameter is related to sex. Micron |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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