Investigation of the effects of injury upon intracellular signalling pathways and expression of inflammatory response genes in articular cartilage

Damage to joints predisposes to osteoarthritis. The mechanism by which injury to cartilage might lead to net matrix loss and cartilage degeneration remains unknown. Following experimental sharp injury to porcine articular cartilage (dissection from, or scoring of the articular surface), our group ha...

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Main Author: Watt, Fiona Elizabeth
Other Authors: Saklatvala, Jeremy
Published: Imperial College London 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.508779