Induced Hypothyroidism Alters Articular Cartilage in Skeletally Immature Miniature Swine.

CONCLUSIONS: The significant changes in articular cartilage structure in hypothyroid compared to control immature miniature swine suggest that thyroid hormone is critical in the growth and development of articular cartilage. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Understanding articular cartilage development in immature animal models may provide insight into healing or repair of degenerative human articular cartilage. PMID: 33073630 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33073630?dopt=Abstract

Source: Connective Tissue Research - October 21, 2020 Category: Research Tags: Connect Tissue Res Source Type: research