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proteoglycan

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proteoglycan [‚prōd·ē·ō′glī·kən]
(biochemistry)
A high-molecular-weight polyanionic substance covalently linked by numerous heteropolysaccharide side chains to a polypeptide chain backbone.


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Low-intensity ultrasound stimulates proteoglycan synthesis in rat chondrocytes by increasing aggrecan gene expression.
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