Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3381374 | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
These results demonstrate that there are differences in extra cellular content within the adult human knee in respect to GAG/HP ratio. Additionally, the data show that clear differences between chondrocytes harvested from femur and tibia from healthy human knee joints exist and that the differences are not completely abolished during the process of de- and redifferentiation. These findings emphasize the importance of the understanding of topographic variation in articular cartilage biology when approaching new cartilage repair strategies.
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Authors
H. M.Sc., K. M.D., Ph.D., C. Petrén, T. Ph.D., A. M.D., Ph.D.,