Effects of cell swelling on intracellula
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Clare E. Yellowley; Jules C. Hancox; Henry J. Donahue
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Chondrocytes experience a dynamic extracellular osmotic environment during normal joint loading when fluid is forced from the matrix, increasing the local proteoglycan concentration and therefore the ionic strength and osmolarity. To exist in such a challenging environment, chondrocytes must possess