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THE amino-sugar-containing polysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) of native connective tissues have engaged the attention of a large and diverse group of investigators. However, only a few1–4 have seriously considered the possible mechanical functions which these macromolecules, either alone or in association with non-collagen proteins, might subserve in vivo.
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MILCH, R. Collagen-plasticizing Function of Carbohydrate Polymers. Nature 210, 1041–1042 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101041a0
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