Comparative multi-scale hierarchical structure of the tail, plantaris, and Achilles tendons in the rat.

ABSTRACT: Rodent tendons are widely used to study human pathologies such as tendinopathy and repair, and to address fundamental physiological questions about development, growth, and remodeling. However, how the gross morphology and multi-scale hierarchical structure of rat tendons, such as the tail, plantaris, and Achilles tendons, compare with that of human tendons are unknown. In addition, there remains disagreement about terminology and definitions. Specifically, the definitions of fascicle and fiber are often dependent on diameter sizes, not their characteristic features, and these definitions impair the ability to compare hierarchical structure across species, where the sizes of the fiber and fascicle may change with animal size and tendon function. Thus, the objective of the study was to sele

SUBMITTER: Lee AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326909 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature