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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |