STUDIES ON CARTILAGE : II. Electron Microscope Observations on Rabbit Ear Cartilage following the Administration of Papain

Electron microscope observations on rabbit ear cartilage following the administration of papain show that both the elastic component of the matrix and the amorphous material disappear leaving a matrix which consists of delicate fibrils which are presumed to be collagen. This unmasking of fibrils co...

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Main Authors: Sheldon, Huntington, Robinson, Robert A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1960
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2224915/