Zhang Qianfa 1 , Yang Zhiming 1 , Peng Wenzhen. 2
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery;;
  • the First University Hospital;;
  • West China University of Medical Sciences;;
  • Chengdu;;
  • Sichuan 610041;
Tenocyte; Fibroblast; Collagen; Culture in vitro
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In order to study the biological characteristics of tenocyte and fibroblast, the former was obtained from rabbit’s tendon, and the latter from rabbits’s skin. Both cells were cultured according Heuderson’s method. The cell morphology, strapping and expanding time, and the type of collagen fiber synthesized in culture were observed. The results showed that the strapping and expanding time of fibroblast was faster than that of tenocyte. The cellular arrangement of fibroblast was irregular, but that in tenocyte was regular. Type I and III collagen of fibers were found in cultured fibroblost while only type I collagen fibers were found in culture of tenocyte. The tenocyte and fibroblast could be identified individually by strapping and expanding time, arrangement of cells and type of collagen fiber synthesized.

Citation： Zhang Qianfa,Yang Zhiming,Peng Wenzhen.. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TENOCYTE AND FIBROBLAST IN RABBIT. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1997, 11(1): 46-48. doi: Copy