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Review

Hyaluronan

Vince Hascall, Jeffrey D Esko
Ajit Varki, Richard D Cummings, Jeffrey D Esko, Hudson H Freeze, Pamela Stanley, Carolyn R Bertozzi, Gerald W Hart, Marilynn E Etzler
, editors.
In: Essentials of Glycobiology. 2nd edition. Cold Spring Harbor (NY): Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2009. Chapter 15.
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Hyaluronan

Vince Hascall et al.
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Excerpt

This chapter describes the structure and metabolism of the nonsulfated glycosamino-glycan hyaluronan and how its chemical attributes contribute to its highly diverse and versatile biological functions. Chapter 16 describes sulfated glycosaminoglycans.

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