Aggrecans
"Aggrecans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D053674
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.735.200.500 D12.776.395.650.750.687.100 D12.776.503.280.437.100 D12.776.860.300.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Aggrecans- Aggrecans
- Cartilage-Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins
- Cartilage Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins
- Aggrecan
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aggrecans" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Patil P, Dong Q, Wang D, Chang J, Wiley C, Demaria M, Lee J, Kang J, Niedernhofer LJ, Robbins PD, Sowa G, Campisi J, Zhou D, Vo N. Systemic clearance of p16INK4a -positive senescent cells mitigates age-associated intervertebral disc degeneration. Aging Cell. 2019 06; 18(3):e12927.