Degenerated human articular cartilage at autopsy represents preclinical osteoarthritic cartilage: Comparison with clinically defined osteoarthritic cartilage

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 358-364

  Van Valburg, Arla A ^a,c   Wenting, Marion J G ^a   Beekman, Bob ^b   Te Koppele, Johan M ^b   Lafeber, Floris P J G ^a   Bijlsma, Johannes W J ^a  

^a Dept Rheumatology Clin Immunol ^*  (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cartilage; metalloproteinases; osteoarthritis; proteoglycans

Indexed keywords

METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOPSY; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PROTEOGLYCANS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0031047264     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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