Structure and collagen crimp patterns of functionally distinct equine tendons, revealed by quantitative polarised light microscopy (qPLM)
(2018)
Journal Article
Spiesz, E. M., Thorpe, C. T., Thurner, P. J., & Screen, H. R. C. (2018). Structure and collagen crimp patterns of functionally distinct equine tendons, revealed by quantitative polarised light microscopy (qPLM). Acta Biomaterialia, 70, 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.01.034
Structure-function relationships in tendons are directly influenced by the arrangement of collagen fibres. However, the details of such arrangements in functionally distinct tendons remain obscure. This study demonstrates the use of quantitative pola... Read More about Structure and collagen crimp patterns of functionally distinct equine tendons, revealed by quantitative polarised light microscopy (qPLM).