Alternative therapy of earth elements increases the chondroprotective effects of chondroitin sulfate in mice

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 476-481

  Caraglia, M ^a,c   Beninati, S ^b   Giuberti, G ^a   D'Alessandro, A M ^a   Lentini, A ^b   Abbruzzese, A ^a   Bove, G ^a   Landolfi, F ^a   Rossi, F ^a   Lampa, E ^a   Costantino, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chondroitin sulfate; Mud therapy; Nitric oxide; Ostheoarthritis; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; ELEMENT; MINERAL WATER; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPROTECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; KNEE; MALE; MOUSE; MUD THERAPY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RADIOLOGY; SOIL; SPRING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27744556700     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2005.58     Document Type: Article

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