Functional replacement of oxygen by other oxidants in articular cartilage.
OBJECTIVE: Articular cartilage chondrocytes consume remarkably little O(2) in comparison with most other animal cells; glycolysis forms the principal source of ATP in this cartilage. Although not lethal for many days, imposition of anoxia immediately lowers intracellular ATP, inhibits rates of glyc...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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