Alteration of the Total Cellular Glycome during Late Differentiation of Chondrocytes

In normal articular cartilage, chondrocytes do not readily proliferate or terminally differentiate, and exhibit a low level of metabolism. Hypertrophy-like changes of chondrocytes have been proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis by inducing protease-mediated cartilage degradat...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Homan, Hisatoshi Hanamatsu, Jun-ichi Furukawa, Kazue Okada, Ikuko Yokota, Tomohiro Onodera, Norimasa Iwasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/14/3546