In-situ measurements of chondrocyte deformation under transient loading

Chondrocytes are responsible for the elaboration and maintenance of the extracellular (EC) matrix in articular cartilage, and previous studies have demonstrated that mechanical loading modulates the biosynthetic response of chondrocytes in cartilage explants. The goal of this study is to investigate...

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Main Authors: N O Chahine, C T Hung, G A Ateshian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2007-05-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol013/pdf/v013a11.pdf