Histology, glycosaminoglycan level and cartilage stiffness in monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis: comparative analysis with anterior cruciate ligament transection in rat model and human osteoarthritis
Monosodium -iodoacetate (MIA)-induced animal model of osteoarthritis (OA) is under-utilised despite having many inherent advantages. At present, there is lack of studies that directly compare the degenerative changes induced by MIA with the surgical osteoarthritis induction method and human osteoart...
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Online Access: | http://www.medsci.org/v11p0097.htm http://www.medsci.org/v11p0097.htm http://eprints.um.edu.my/9858/1/Histology%2C_glycosaminoglycan_level_and_cartilage.pdf |