Chondrocytes in vivo show distinct characteristics related to their structure and function. These in- clude an extracellular accumulation of proteoglycans and a specific type of collagen characteristic of articular cartilage, designated as [c~,(11)]~. These substances constitute the major macromolec
Inorganic pyrophosphate release by rabbit articular chondrocytes in vitro
β Scribed by A. Pieter A. Prins; Erno Kiljan; Rob J. van de Stadt; Jan K. van der Korst
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 732 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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