The effect of fluid shear stress on growth plate chondrocytes

Cartilage tissue provides compressive resistance in diarthrodial joints, and has been shown to be regulated by mechanical signals, in particular with regard to production of extracellular matrix proteins. However, less is understood about how chondrocytes in regions not solely purposed to provide co...

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Main Author: Denison, Tracy Adam
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29603