Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cartilage cell located in a lacuna of the cartilage matrix.
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- noun A
cell that makes up thetissue ofcartilage
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Examples
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Although in recent years, a process called Autologous chondrocyte implantation ACI has been developed.
Forbes.com: News Forbes Blogs 2011
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Cyclic loading opens hemichannels to release ATP as part of a chondrocyte mechanotransduction pathway.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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Endochondral ossification, the process through which long bones are formed, involves chondrocyte proliferation and hypertrophic differentiation in the cartilage growth plate.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Veronica Ulici et al. 2010
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The main focus of this study was to identify targets of the PI3K pathway in chondrocyte differentiation.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Veronica Ulici et al. 2010
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In addition, factor XIIIa has already been implicated in chondrocyte hypertrophy
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VackvSuG: Cartilage link protein (LP), chondrocyte phenotype and
RO.RSS 2010
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Takle said, "Our results strongly indicate that temperature induced fast growth is severely affecting gene transcription in osteoblasts and chondrocyte bone cells, leading to a change in the tissue structure and composition".
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Solomon LA, Berube NG, Beier F (2008) Transcriptional regulators of chondrocyte hypertrophy.
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NuQu is an injectable juvenile chondrocyte therapy for early intervention and restoration of disc function in patients suffering from discogenic back pain.
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Therefore, these genes appear to be down-regulated by PI3K during chondrocyte hypertrophy.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Veronica Ulici et al. 2010
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