Histology of cartilage

Cartilage has chondrocytes that maintain an extracellular matrix filled with type II collagen, proteoglycan, glycosaminoglycans and water. Let's have a look at a pretty example under the microscope and talk about hyaline cartilage, fibrocartilage, elastic cartilage and a little bit about the growth plate. Zhang Y, Huang Y, Zhang L, Yao W, Dai S, Chen Y, Chu TC, Ding J, Liu J. Effects of long-term running on the structure and biochemical composition of knee cartilage in males: a cross-sectional study. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2024 Aug 1;14(8):6036-6047. doi: 10.21037/qims-23-1563. Epub 2024 Apr 23. PMID: 39144037; PMCID: PMC11320545. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Music: Disco 93 by Gregory David https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Y...