Age-Related Decrease of the Phosphorus Content in the Ligamentum Capitis Femoris of Monkeys

• Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Tohno, Setsuko Tohno, Takao Oishi, Takeshi Minami, Pongsak Khanpetch, Cho Azuma, Ranida Quiggins
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84931428568&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53285
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York. To elucidate compositional changes of the ligament with aging, the authors investigated age-related changes of elements in the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF) of monkeys with a wide range of ages by direct chemical analysis. Used rhesus and Japanese...