Expression of Collagen Types I, II, IX, and X in the Mineralizing Turkey Gastrocnemius Tendon. Academic Article

abstract

• The turkey gastrocnemius tendon mineralizes by intramembranous ossification with a transient chondrogenic phase. The mineralizing zone has hypertrophic chondrocytes similar to endochondral bone formation. These similarities prompted the evaluation of this tendon for the presence of type X collagen in the mineralizing zone. Tendons were removed, radiographed, decalcified, and embedded for frozen sections. Seral sections were H&E stained and immunostained individually with antibodies specific collagens (types I, II, IX, and X). Type I collagen was distributed widely throughout the mineralized tendon extracellular matrix. Types II and IX collagen were at the mineralized/non-mineralized junction. Type X collagen was in the pericellular matrix of hypertrophic chondrocytes and in some calcified matrix. These data support the theory that the gastrocnemius tendon has fibrocartilage characteristics and that type X collagen has a role in the tissue's mineralization. Anat Rec, 2019. 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

authors

• Svoboda, Kathy
• Taylor, Reginald

published proceedings

• Anat Rec (Hoboken)

author list (cited authors)

• Taylor, R. W., Mitchell, G. K., Andrade, J. L., & Svoboda, K. K.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Taylor, Reginald W||Mitchell, Georgia K||Andrade, Jon Lee||Svoboda, Kathy K

publication date

• June 2020

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Anatomical Record  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Collagen
• Collagen Type I
• Collagen Type II
• Collagen Type IX
• Collagen Type X
• Extracellular Matrix
• Mineralization
• Muscle, Skeletal
• Tendons
• Turkeys

PubMed Central ID

• 30768858

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/ar.24091

start page

• 1664

end page

• 1669

volume

• 303

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.24091