Articular cartilage collagen: an irreplaceable framework?
Adult articular cartilage by dry weight is two-thirds collagen. The collagen has a unique molecular phenotype. The nascent type II collagen fibril is a heteropolymer, with collagen IX molecules covalently linked to the surface and collagen XI forming the filamentous template of the fibril as a whole...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AO Research Institute Davos
2006-11-01
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Series: | European Cells & Materials |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol012/pdf/v012a07.pdf |