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unusual facts about Chondroitin sulfate


Interphalangeal articulations of hand

The presence of chondroitin and keratan sulfate in the dorsal and volar plates is important in resisting compression forces against the condyles of the proximal phalanx.



see also

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan

CSPG4 (melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, NG2)