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Mechanisms of Fluid Transport in Cartilaginous Tissues

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Cartilaginous tissues, such as articular cartilage and the intervertebral disc, consist of a network of collagen fibrils. These fibrils, capable of resisting tension but not compression, are embedded in an aqueous concentrated proteoglycan gel. The proteoglycans endow the matrix with a high osmotic pressure and a low hydraulic permeability, and hence constitute the compression-resisting component of these tissues.

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    Alan R. Hargens (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

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Maroudas, A. (1986). Mechanisms of Fluid Transport in Cartilaginous Tissues. In: Hargens, A.R. (eds) Tissue Nutrition and Viability. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0629-0_3

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