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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lectins > Lectins, C-Type > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Proteoglycans > Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Proteoglycans > Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
... > Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Proteoglycans > Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans > Hyalectins > Aggrecans
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Extracellular Matrix Proteins > Aggrecans

Preferred term

Aggrecans  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aggrecan
  • Cartilage-Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Agrécanes

    French

  • Agrécane
  • Cartilage-specific proteoglycan core protein
  • Coeurs protéiques des protéoglycanes spécifiques du cartilage
  • CSPCP
  • Protéines coeurs des protéoglycanes spécifiques du cartilage

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RHZBXP5X-H

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