Osteoporosis (IMAGE)

University of Texas at San Antonio

Osteoporosis

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UTSA scientists believe that proteoglycans, which occur naturally in bones' extrafibrillar matrix in a small amount (less than 1.0% in volume), interact with water to sustain bones' ductility, or their ability to absorb energy and resist fracture.

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