How to use in-sentence of “chondroitin”:
– The levels of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans are vastly increased after injury to the central nervous system where they act to prevent regeneration of damaged nerve endings.
– Sulfation in these different positions gives specific biological activities to chondroitin GAG chains.
– The lecticans are a major part of the brain extracellular matrix, where the chondroitin sugar chains function to stabilize normal brain synapses as part of perineuronal nets.
– As part of aggrecan, chondroitin sulfate is a major component of cartilage.
– In cortical development, chondroitin sulfate is expressed by the Sub Plate and acts as a stop signal for neurons migrating from the Ventricular Zone.
