ABSTRACT
The methods of optical and electron histology have been applied to the study of structural changes in the cartilaginous matrix of the developing fowl tibia.
A fine fibrous component without distinctly recognizable periodic structure occurs in the cartilage matrix throughout development and in adult life.
Collagen-fibres appear later than the ‘unbanded’ fibrils and develop differently in the different regions of the tibia.
The possible significance of these observations is discussed.
Copyright © 1954 by Company of Biologists
1954
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