Swelling-Activated Cl− Current in Isolated Rabbit Articular Chondrocytes: Inhibition by Arachidonic Acid

• Main Authors: Eiji Isoya (Author), Futoshi Toyoda (Author), Shinji Imai (Author), Noriaki Okumura (Author), Kousuke Kumagai (Author), Mariko Omatsu-Kanbe (Author), Mitsuhiko Kubo (Author), Hiroshi Matsuura (Author), Yoshitaka Matsusue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Articular chondrocytes play an important role in maintaining the structure and function of the cartilage in synovial joints, which is closely influenced by mechanical or osmotic stress. In the present study, isolated rabbit articular chondrocytes were examined during hyposmotic stress using the whol...