ISSN:
1432-0827
Schlagwort(e):
Anticollagen antibodies
;
Collagen types
;
Immunohistochemistry
;
Ossified posterior longitudinal ligament
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
,
Medizin
,
Physik
Notizen:
Summary Immunohistochemical localization of types I, II, and III collagen in the ossified posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine was studied using type-specific anticollagen antibodies. In contrast to the normal ligament which contains both types I and III collagens, the ossified matrix, composed of lamellar bone, contains only type I collagen, except for Haversian canals where type III is located in the inner wall. In the transitional region of preossifying ligaments, types III and I are both present. Type II collagen is present in the hyperplastic matrix of the ligament, and cartilage-like cells surrounded by type II collagen are aligned along nonossified ligaments adjacent to the preossifying region. A possible mechanism of matrix transition during the ossification process is given attention.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02405024
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