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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Extracellular Matrix Proteins > Aggrecans
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lectins > Lectins, C-Type > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
... > Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Proteoglycans > Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Proteoglycans > Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Proteoglycans > Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans > Hyalectins > Aggrecans

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Aggrecans  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Aggrecan
  • Cartilage Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins
  • Cartilage-Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins

Scope note

  • Large HYALURONAN-containing proteoglycans found in articular cartilage (CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR). They form into aggregates that provide tissues with the capacity to resist high compressive and tensile forces.

History note

  • 2007(1990)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053674

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