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. 1983 Jul 15;214(1):269–272. doi: 10.1042/bj2140269

Age-related changes in the structure of proteoglycan link proteins present in normal human articular cartilage.

J S Mort, A R Poole, P J Roughley
PMCID: PMC1152237  PMID: 6615469

Abstract

Link proteins were identified immunologically in human articular-cartilage protein preparations from various individuals. Irrespective of age, all cartilages contained three link proteins of mol.wts. 48000, 44000 and 41000. However, with increasing age, multiple additional components of mol.wts. 26000-30000 were commonly observed under conditions where disulphide bonds were reduced.

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