Figure 1From: Protease-activated receptors in the Achilles tendon–a potential explanation for the excessive pain signalling in tendinopathy Histological differences between normal and tendinosis tendon. The normal tendon shows organised collagen fibres and a sparse amount of tendon cells, tightly packed between the collagen bundles (A). In tendinosis (B), the tendon structure gets disorganised, the tenocytes change morphology and proliferate.Back to article page