Polarized FT-IR microscopy of calcified turkey leg tendon

• Published in: Connective tissue research Vol. 34; no. 3; p. 203
• Main Authors: Gadaleta, S J, Landis, W J, Boskey, A L, Mendelsohn, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 1996
• Subjects: Amides; Calcification, Physiologic; Carbonates; Extremities; Ions; Phosphates; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Tendons - anatomy & histology; Turkey; Turkey; Non-programmatic

Polarized Fourier transform infrared microscopy (FT-IRM) was used to assess the orientation of mineral and matrix components of the normally calcified turkey leg tendon. Two groups of tendon, < 16 weeks of age (young) and > 60 weeks of age (old), were analyzed. Linear sequences from calcified,...