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Superficial zone cellularity is deficient in mice lacking lubricin: a stereoscopic analysis

BACKGROUND: Lubricin, a mucinous glycoprotein secreted by synoviocytes and chondrocytes plays an important role in reducing the coefficient of friction in mammalian joints. Elevated cartilage surface friction is thought to cause chondrocyte loss; however, its quantification and methodological approa...

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Autores principales: Karamchedu, Naga Padmini, Tofte, Josef N., Waller, Kimberly A., Zhang, Ling X., Patel, Tarpit K., Jay, Gregory D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26975998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-0967-4

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