Age, but not short-term intensive swimming, affects chondrocyte turnover in zebrafish vertebral cartilage

Both age and intensive exercise are generally considered critical risk factors for osteoarthritis. In this work, we intend to establish zebrafish models to assess the role of these two factors on cartilage homeostasis. We designed a swimming device for zebrafish intensive exercise. The body measurem...

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Main Authors: Quan-Liang Jian, Wei-Chun HuangFu, Yen-Hua Lee, I-Hsuan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5739.pdf