Effect of dermatan sulfate on the indentation and tensile properties of articular cartilage

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 655-661

  Hall, M L ^a   Krawczak, D A ^a   Simha, N K ^a   Lewis, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage mechanics; Chondroitinase B; Decorin; Dermatan sulfate

Indexed keywords

DERMATAN SULFATE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE; PROTEOGLYCAN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DECORIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE SECTION; VISCOELASTICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DRUG EFFECTS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CATTLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DERMATAN SULFATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; PROTEOGLYCANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; DECORIN;

EID: 64849107629     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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