Important constituents of extracellular matrix are collagen, fibronectin, hyaluronan, and various types of proteoglycans, such as versican, perlecan, decorin, and biglycan. Remodeling of extracellular matrix occurs continuously and is affected by various cytokines. The aim of this study was to inves
Effect of interleukin-1-βand tumor necrosis factor-α on cartilage proteoglycan metabolismin vitro
✍ Scribed by M. A. Pratta; T. M. Di Meo; D. M. Ruhl; E. C. Arner
- Publisher
- SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-908X
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