Hyaluronan: Its nature, distribution, functions and turnover

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-33

  Fraser, J R E ^a   Laurent, T C ^b   Laurent, U B G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Concentration; Degradation; Hyaladherins; Physiological functions; Structure

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER SINUSOID; LYMPH NODE; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030820092     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.00170.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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