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The synovial lining of the rabbit knee: a scanning electron microscopy study of specimens reinforced structurally
1Unit of Electron Microscopy, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
The Histochemical Journal
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Medial and lateral synovial linings of the rabbit knee, structurally reinforced with tannic acid during fixation, were studied in the scanning electron microscope. Low-resolution micrographs revealed, in both linings, gross architecture of four types: accordion-like, lobe-like, fatty areolar, and flattened areas. In high resolution, both cellular and acellular surfaces were recorded. A novel, 'bubble-like' appearance, of unknown nature and origin, accounted for 70% of both linings. No definite correlation between anatomical location, gross type, or microarchitectural pattern was noted.