The role of ion channels in chondrocytes
Chondrocytes are the cells of articular cartilage responsible for the production and maintenance of their extracellular matrix (ECM). They exist in a unique environment of low partial pressures of oxygen, low pH and avascularity (Urban, 1994). The chondrocyte environment is also challenged by consta...
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University of Liverpool
2011
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