The role of aggrecan in normal and osteoarthritic cartilage

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Roughley, Peter J ^a   Mort, John S ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age changes; Aggrecan; Aggrecanase; Articular cartilage; Hyaluronan; Link protein; Matrix metalloproteinase; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGENASE 3; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; LINK PROTEIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; STROMELYSIN;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 84933074570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21971153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40634-014-0008-7     Document Type: Article

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