TY - CHAP
T1 - CHAPTER 1
T2 - Introduction to Cartilage
AU - Xia, Yang
AU - Momot, Konstantin I.
AU - Chen, Zhe
AU - Chen, Christopher T.
AU - Kahn, David
AU - Badar, Farid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Cartilage is a supporting connective tissue that, together with the bone, forms the framework supporting the body as a whole. There are many distinct types of cartilage, which exhibit numerous similarities as well as differences. Among them, articular cartilage is the best known and the most studied type. Articular cartilage is the thin layer of connective tissue that covers the articulating ends of bones in synovial (diarthrodial) joints. It provides a smooth surface for joint movement and acts as a load-bearing medium that protects the bone and distributes stress. The intense interest in articular cartilage is motivated by the critical role its degradation plays in arthritis and related joint diseases, which are the number one cause of disability in humans. This chapter discusses the physical, chemical and cellular properties of cartilage that give the tissue its extraordinary load-bearing characteristics.
AB - Cartilage is a supporting connective tissue that, together with the bone, forms the framework supporting the body as a whole. There are many distinct types of cartilage, which exhibit numerous similarities as well as differences. Among them, articular cartilage is the best known and the most studied type. Articular cartilage is the thin layer of connective tissue that covers the articulating ends of bones in synovial (diarthrodial) joints. It provides a smooth surface for joint movement and acts as a load-bearing medium that protects the bone and distributes stress. The intense interest in articular cartilage is motivated by the critical role its degradation plays in arthritis and related joint diseases, which are the number one cause of disability in humans. This chapter discusses the physical, chemical and cellular properties of cartilage that give the tissue its extraordinary load-bearing characteristics.
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U2 - 10.1039/9781782623663-00001
DO - 10.1039/9781782623663-00001
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85006380873
T3 - New Developments in NMR
SP - 3
EP - 43
BT - Biophysics and Biochemistry of Cartilage by NMR and MRI
A2 - Xia, Yang
A2 - Momot, Konstantin I.
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
ER -