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An introduction to proteoglycans and their localization.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society - 1 Dec 2012
Couchman John R, Pataki Csilla A
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Proteoglycans comprise a core protein to which one or more glycosaminoglycan chains are covalently attached. Although a small number of proteins have the capacity to be glycanated and become proteoglycans, it is now realized that these macromolecules have a range of functions, dependent on type and in vivo location, and have important roles in invertebrate and vertebrate development, maintenance, and tissue...
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