DEVELOPMENT OF RAT FLEXOR DIGITAL TENDON A FINE STRUCTURE STUDY
DEVELOPMENT OF RAT FLEXOR DIGITAL TENDON A FINE STRUCTURE STUDY
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-5320(67)80124-2
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发表时间:
1967-01-01
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ROSS, R
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作者:
GREENLEE, TK;ROSS, R
The development of hind feet synovial sheath flexor tendons has been examined in fetal and postnatal rats. The tendons were first identified as discrete collections of cells in 16-day fetuses. Synovial sheath formation had commenced in 18-day fetuses and was complete by birth. Cell junctions or adhesion sites were noted between the cells that form the tendon proper and between the cells of the visceral synovium. However, no junctions were observed between the cells of these two different populations. The interaction between growth forces and the maintenance of structural integrity by cell adhesions may explain the development of specific structural entities within the tendon. Poorly differentiated mesenchymal cells in 12-day fetuses containing predominantly free cytoplasmic ribosomes differentiate into tendon fibroblasts with a prominent rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex. Besides collagen fibrils in the extracellular space small elastic fibers were also identified and followed in their development.