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The diphosphonates dichloromethanediphosphonate (Cl2MDP) and to a minor degree 1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonate (EDHP) increased the glycogen content in cultured cartilage cells of rabbit ear. This effect was not due to different concentrations of glucose in the medium.
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Felix, R., Fast, D.K., Sallis, J.D. et al. Effect of diphosphonates on glycogen content of rabbit ear cartilage cells in culture. Calcif Tissue Int 30, 163–166 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408621
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