title: Regular joint loading in youth assists in the establishment and strengthening of the collagen network of articular cartilage and contributes to the prevention of osteoarthrosis later in life: a hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Helminen
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hyttinen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lammi
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arokoski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lapveteläinen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurvelin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kiviranta
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Tammi
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D011509:Proteoglycans; D003094:Collagen