NORMAL CARTILAGE STRUCTURE, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND METABOLISM - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Autor: DIJKGRAAF, LC, DEBONT, LGM, BOERING, G, LIEM, RSB
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 53(8), 924-929. W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
ISSN: 0278-2391
Popis: Purpose: To understand the possible significance of the presence of proteases, cytokines, growth factors, and arachidonic acid metabolites in the osteoarthritic temporomandibular joint (TMJ), a review of the normal physiologic processes and participating factors in the normal TMJ is established, based on knowledge of structure, biochemistry and metabolism of normal cartilage in general.
Databáze: OpenAIRE