Articular cartilage collagen: an irreplaceable framework?

Articular cartilage collagen: an irreplaceable framework?

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Adult articular cartilage by dry weight is two-thirds collagen. The collagen has a unique molecular phenotype. The nascent type II collagen fibril is a heteropolymer, with collagen IX molecules covalently linked to the surface and collagen XI forming the filamentous template of the fibril as a whole...

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Main Authors: DR Eyre, MA Weis, J-J Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2006-11-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
Subjects:
artilage
collagen type III
collagen cross-linking
heterotypic fibrils
osteoarthritis
Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol012/pdf/v012a07.pdf

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