Zur Frage der Umdifferenzierung der Knorpelzellen der Gelenkoberfläche am Beispiel der Synovialgrubenbildung*

It was shown both light and electronmicroscopically on cartilage of elbow and hock joints of calves and pigs that during formation of synovial fossae, fibrocytes and covering cells of the synovial layer can arise from chondrocytes.