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Effects of immobilization on thickness of superficial zone of articular cartilage of patella in rats

BACKGROUND: Articular cartilage normally functions as a load-bearing resistant material in joints. Patella is composed of hyaline cartilage and spongy bone. Chondrocytes form only 1–5% volume of the articular cartilage. They receive their nutrition by diffusion through the matrix. The alteration in...

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Autores principales: Iqbal, Khadija, Khan, Yunus, Minhas, Liaquat Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3421927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22912512
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.98826