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Heritability of articular cartilage regeneration and its association with ear wound healing in mice.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Jul 2012
Rai Muhammad Farooq, Hashimoto Shingo, Johnson Eric E, Janiszak Kara L, Fitzgerald Jamie, Heber-Katz Ellen, Cheverud James M, Sandell Linda J
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OBJECTIVE: Emerging evidence suggests that genetic components contribute significantly to cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis pathophysiology, but little information is available on the genetics of cartilage regeneration. Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate cartilage regeneration in genetic murine models using common inbred strains and a set of recombinant inbred (RI) lines generated from...
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