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SUBMITTER: June RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2766774 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
June Ronald K RK Fyhrie David P DP
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20080924 1
Articular cartilage lines synovial joints and functions as a low-friction deformable tissue to enable smooth and stable joint articulation. The objective of this study was to determine the relationships between cartilage stress-relaxation properties and the collagen and GAG NMR transverse relaxation times (T(2)) toward understanding mechanisms of cartilage viscoelasticity. Stress-relaxation tests were performed on both cultured and enzymatically digested bovine cartilage, followed by measurement ...[more]