Bioavailability of matrix-bound growth factors in cartilage injury

<p>Articular cartilage is a dense extracellular matrix-rich tissue that degrades following chronic mechanical stress, resulting in osteoarthritis. In this work, hepatoma-derived growth factor, previously uncharacterised in cartilage, was discovered to be bound to extracellular matrix heparan s...

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Main Author: Keppie, SJ
Other Authors: Vincent, TL
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2021
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