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Of Mice, Men and Elephants: The Relation between Articular Cartilage Thickness and Body Mass

Mammalian articular cartilage serves diverse functions, including shock absorption, force transmission and enabling low-friction joint motion. These challenging requirements are met by the tissue’s thickness combined with its highly specific extracellular matrix, consisting of a glycosaminoglycan-in...

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Autores principales: Malda, Jos, de Grauw, Janny C., Benders, Kim E. M., Kik, Marja J. L., van de Lest, Chris H. A., Creemers, Laura B., Dhert, Wouter J. A., van Weeren, P. René
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3578797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23437402
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057683