Oxygen and pH-sensitivity of articular chondrocytes
Articular chondrocytes reside in a unique and challenging avascular environment in cartilage. During joint disease, O2 and pH levels are further reduced, and may be involved in chondrocyte dysfunction and cartilage matrix breakdown. How fluctuations in these environmental parameters affect factors s...
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University of Liverpool
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.617498 |