The effect of lubricin on the gliding resistance of mouse intrasynovial tendon.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of lubricin on the gliding resistance of intrasynovial tendons by comparing lubricin knockout, heterozygous, and wild type mice. A total of thirty-six deep digital flexor (DDF) tendons in the third digits of each hind paw from eighteen adult mice...

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Main Authors: Masanori Hayashi, Chunfeng Zhao, Andrew R Thoreson, Takako Chikenji, Gregory D Jay, Kai-Nan An, Peter C Amadio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24349551/?tool=EBI