Article
Characterization of the intrinsic properties of the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament cells: an in vitro cell culture study.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Jul 1992
Nagineni C N, Amiel D, Green M H, Berchuck M, Akeson W H
Abstract excerpt
The poor healing abilities of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in contrast to those of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) are well known. Different intrinsic properties of the constituent cells of these ligaments have been proposed to be one of the factors in the differential repair mechanisms. To examine this hypothesis, we have established primary cell lines of ACL and MCL from the tissue explants of...
Topics
- Actins
- Animals
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen
- DNA
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Fibroblasts