Objective Chondrocytes respond to insulin, but the presence and role of the specific high affinity insulin receptor (InsR) has never been demonstrated. This study determined whether human chondrocytes express the InsR and compared its abundance and function in normal and osteoarthritis (OA) human chondrocytes. Design Cartilage sections were immunostained for detection of the InsR. Non-proliferating chondrocyt...
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