Human Achilles Tendon: Morphological and Morphometric Variations as a Function of Age
| Autor: | Sandro Giannini, Mario Raspanti, P Govoni, S. Guizzardi, M Girolami, A. Facchini, V. De Pasquale, R. Strocchi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Aging Adolescent 02 engineering and technology Fibril Achilles Tendon Collagen fibril 03 medical and health sciences Maximum diameter Age related Humans Medicine Aged Aged 80 and over Achilles tendon business.industry Infant Newborn General Medicine Anatomy Middle Aged 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Tendon Microscopy Electron 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Female Collagen 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0198-0211 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/107110079101200207 |
| Popis: | Aging of human Achilles tendon results in changes in both cellular and fibrous components. Cells flatten and become less numerous. Their thin and long cytoplasmatic projections tend to shorten and diminish in number. Tendon fibers lose their typical undulating appearance and become quite straight. Collagen fibril diameter, small and uniform in the neonatal period, becomes large and extremely variable from adolescence onwards. Age related morphometric changes include a decrease in the average, maximum diameter and density of collagen fibrils and an increase of fibril concentration. In our opinion these morphological and morphometric variations are strictly related to functional requirements. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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