Facilitative Glucose Transporters in Articular Chondrocytes

• Main Authors: Mobasheri, A., Bondy, C.A., Moley, K., Mendes, A.F., Carvalho Rosa, S., Richardson, S., Hoyland, J.A., Barrett-Jolley, R., Shakibaei, M.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2017
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; 571.6
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/27026
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Articular cartilage is a unique and highly specialized avascular connective tissue in which the availability of oxygen and glucose is significantly lower than synovial fluid and plasma. Glucose is an essential source of energy during embryonic growth and fetal development and is vital for mesenchyma...