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Versican contributes to ligament formation of knee joints

Versican is a large proteoglycan in the extracellular matrix. During embryonic stages, it plays a crucial role in the development of cartilage, heart, and dermis. Previously, we reported that Prx1-Vcan conditional knockout mice, lacking Vcan expression in mesenchymal condensation areas of the limb b...

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Autores principales: Higuchi, Tomoko, Suzuki, Daisuke, Watanabe, Takafumi, Fanhchaksai, Kanda, Ota, Keiko, Yokoo, Kazuhisa, Furukawa, Hiroshi, Watanabe, Hideto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8061984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33886644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250366