Lipid Transport and Metabolism in Healthy and Osteoarthritic Cartilage
Cartilage is an avascular tissue and cartilage metabolism depends on molecule diffusion from synovial fluid and subchondral bone. Thus, nutrient availability is limited by matrix permeability according to the size and charge of the molecules. Matrix composition limits the access of molecules to chon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/10/20793 |