Finlayson R, Woods S J
Atherosclerosis. 1975 May-Jun;21(3):371-89. doi: 10.1016/0021-9150(75)90050-7.
The tendo Achillis of man and its homologue from a fairly wide range of exotic animals, most of which had died in captivity from natural causes, have been examined for stainable lipid. Adiposity of the tendon was seen principally in man. Chondroid plaques, containing an abundance of intracellular triglycerides, are a normal feature in birds. Similar thickenings in the few reptiles examined were rich in phospholipids. Extracellular (perifibrous, interstitial) deposits of lipid with a high content of esterified cholesterol were found in more than 90% of human specimens, in 52% of other mammals and in 62.5% of birds included in the survey. In general, lipid insudation of tendons increased with age and was less intense in animals than man. Aetiological factors and the relationship of extracellular lipid deposits in tendons to those in the arterial wall and dura mater are considered.
对人类的跟腱及其来自相当广泛的外来动物的同源物进行了检查，这些动物大多在圈养中因自然原因死亡，以检测其中是否存在可染色脂质。肌腱脂肪化主要见于人类。含有大量细胞内甘油三酯的软骨样斑块是鸟类的正常特征。在所检查的少数爬行动物中，类似的增厚部位富含磷脂。在调查的人类标本中，超过90%发现了富含酯化胆固醇的细胞外（纤维周围、间质）脂质沉积，其他哺乳动物中有52%，鸟类中有62.5%。一般来说，肌腱的脂质浸润随年龄增长而增加，在动物中比在人类中程度较轻。文中还考虑了病因学因素以及肌腱中细胞外脂质沉积与动脉壁和硬脑膜中脂质沉积的关系。
