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Cell death in the developing chick knee joint: I. Spatial and temporal patterns
Author(s) -
AbuHijleh G.,
Reid O.,
Scothorne R.J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1997)10:3<183::aid-ca4>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - programmed cell death , medicine , joint (building) , microbiology and biotechnology , apoptosis , anatomy , knee joint , process (computing) , cell , pathology , biology , surgery , genetics , architectural engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system
The occurrence, distribution and nature of cell death has been studied in the interzone of the developing knee joint of the chick by optical, transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Cell death precedes and accompanies the process of formation of the joint cavity (apart from the femoropatellar component), and is also associated with the surfaces of intra‐articular structures as they differentiate within the interzone. Cell death in the knee joint shows many of the morphological characteristics of apoptosis. It is proposed that cell death is one factor in the process of cavity formation in the joint. Clin. Anat. 10:183–200, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.