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. 1976 Oct 1;159(1):143–147. doi: 10.1042/bj1590143

A method for the determination of hyaluronate in the presence of other glycosaminoglycans and its application to human intervertebral disc.

T E Hardingham, P Adams
PMCID: PMC1164046  PMID: 999631

Abstract

A highly sensitive proteoglycan-binding assay was developed for the detection and determination of small amounts of hyaluronate. Application of this assay to human intervertebral-disc tissue showed that the radial distribution of hyaluronate closely followed the distribution of proteoglycans.

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