Effect of Fucoidan Extracted from Mozuku on Experimental Cartilaginous Tissue Injury 

Effect of Fucoidan Extracted from Mozuku on Experimental Cartilaginous Tissue Injury 

We investigated the effect of fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide, on acceleration of healing of experimental cartilage injury in a rabbit model. An injured cartilage model was surgically created by introduction of three holes, one in the articular cartilage of the medial trochlea and two in the tro...

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Main Authors: Saburo Minami, Hiroyuki Saimoto, Hitoshi Kawamoto, Yasunari Miki, Takeshi Tsuka, Yoshiharu Okamoto, Tomohiro Imagawa, Koudai Kitahara, Tomohiro Osaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
articular cartilage
fucoidan
rabbit
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/11/2560

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