Aggrecan is:
Aggrecan is a proteoglycan, also known as cailage-specific proteoglycan core protein (CSPCP) or chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 1. It is encoded by the ACAN gene. Aggrecan is an integral pa of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in cailagenous tissue and it withstands compression in cailage.
A receptor over platelets
A molecule present in osteoid tissue
Granules in leukocytes
Impoant component of cailage
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