Articular Chondrocytes (AC)

Articular cartilage is a transparent cartilage, the surface is smooth, pale blue, shiny, it is a kind of special called dense connective tissue collagen fibers constitute the basic framework. Articular cartilage without innervation, nor vessel and its nutrients must be obtained from the synovial fluid, and its metabolic waste must also be discharged to the synovial fluid in, the articular cartilage of the nutrition metabolism must through the joint motion, the articular cartilage constantly under pressure to stimulate it. And the joint motion for maintaining plays an important role in the normal structure of articular cartilage. Cartilage cells (chondrocyte) in cartilage lacuna, is found only a cell. Cartilage cells generate and maintain cartilage matrix.