Silvia Clotilde Modina, Lucia Aidos, Valentina Rafaela Herrera Millar, Margherita Pallaoro, Umberto Polito, Maria Cristina Veronesi, Giuseppe Maria Peretti, Laura Mangiavini, Liliana Carnevale, Federica Boschetti, Francesco Abbate, Alessia Di Giancamillo
This study evaluates the morpho-functional modifications that characterize meniscal development from neonatal to adult dogs. Even if menisci are recognized as essential structures for the knee joint, poor information is available about their morphogenesis, in particular in dog models. Menisci from a group of Dobermann Pinchers aged 0, 10, 30 days, and 4 years (T0, T10, T30, adult, respectively) were analyzed by SEM, histochemistry (Safranin O and Picro Sirius Red Staining analyzed under a polarized light microscope), immunofluorescences (collagen type I and II), biomechanical (compression) and biochemical analyses (glycosaminoglycans, GAGs, and DNA content)...
July 25, 2023: Annals of Anatomy