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These modifications resulted in significant improvement in the efficiency of chondrocyte growth and ultimately cartilage tissue formation.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
These mice had a lack of a chondrocyte surface protein called the A2A adenosine receptor that brings the adenosine signal inside the cells.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
But in the rats, periodic adenosine injections protected chondrocytes, the cells that make cartilage, said Bruce Cronstein, M.D., the study’s senior investigator.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
These mice had a lack of a chondrocyte surface protein called the A2A adenosine receptor that brings the adenosine signal inside the cells.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
But in the rats, periodic adenosine injections protected chondrocytes, the cells that make cartilage, said Bruce Cronstein, M.D., the study’s senior investigator.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
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1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Chondrocyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chondrocyte. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
chondrocyte
noun
chon·dro·cyte
ˈkän-drə-ˌsīt, -drō- 
: a cartilage cell
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