Phenotyping of chondrocytes from human osteoarthritic cartilage: chondrocyte expression of beta integrins and correlation with anatomic injury

• Main Authors: F. Iannone (Author), A. Corrado (Author), V. Grattagliano (Author), F.P. Cantatore (Author), V. Patella (Author), G. Lapadula (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2001-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chondrocyte-ECM (extracellular matrix) interactions are believed to play a pivotal role in the development and metabolic homeostasis of articular cartilage. Cell surface adhesion molecules have been reported to modulate chondrocyte binding to ECM (collagen, fibronectin, laminin) and they also act as...