Growth factors that drive aggrecan synthesis in healthy articular cartilage. Role for transforming growth factor-β?
Introduction: Articular cartilage makes smooth movement possible and destruction of this tissue leads to loss of joint function. An important biomolecule that determines this function is the large aggregating proteoglycan of cartilage, aggrecan. Aggrecan has a relatively short half-life in cartilage...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-06-01
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Series: | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665913124000268 |