COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PAPAIN AND VITAMIN A ON CARTILAGE : I. THE EFFECTS IN RABBITS
The administration of large amounts of vitamin A to rabbits has been shown to result in depletion of cartilage matrix. The normal basophilic, metachromatic, and Alcian blue staining properties of the matrix are lost, especially in articular and epiphyseal cartilage. The cartilage cells remain intac...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1960
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2137286/ |