The in vivo removal of cartilage matrix by crystalline papain protease, and the prevention of recovery by a direct action of cortisone on cartilage.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000187:drug effects*; D003348:Cortisone; D010450:Endopeptidases; D006801:Humans; D006867:Hydrolases; D010206:Papain
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006867:Hydrolases; D010450:Endopeptidases; D010206:Papain; D003348:Cortisone
ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES/effects; CARTILAGE/effect of drugs on