Glucosamine increases hyaluronic acid production in human osteoarthritic synovium explants
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glucosamine (GlcN) used by patients with osteoarthritis was demonstrated to reduce pain, but the working mechanism is still not clear. Viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid (HA) is also described to reduce pain in osteoarthritis....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/9/120 |