OSTEOARTHRITIS The zinc link

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作者
Kraus, Virginia Byers [1 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Sch Med, Duke Mol Physiol Inst, Durham, NC 27701 USA
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D O I
10.1038/507441a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Increased influx of zinc into chondrocytes — the cells that make up cartilage — has been found to activate matrix-degrading enzymes that cause the destruction of cartilage in osteoarthritis.
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