Effect of compressive loading on chondro
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S. H. Elder; J. H. Kimura; L. J. Soslowsky; M. Lavagnino; S. A. Goldstein
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract It is well established that mechanical loading is important to homeostasis of cartilage tissue, and growing evidence suggests that it influences cartilage differentiation as well. Whereas the effect of mechanical forces on chondrocyte biosynthesis and gene expression has been vigorously