Development and morphology of rat synovial membrane.
The development of the knee joint and synovial membrane in Wistar rats was studied from the 13th fetal day until adulthood by means of light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Using acid phosphatase and peroxidase methods, the different cell types of synovial membrane could be identified.
D000818:Animals; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D051381:Rats / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development*; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure