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Contour length of hyaluronan

Range	2 to 25 μm
Organism	Unspecified
Reference	McLane LT, Chang P, Granqvist A, Boehm H, Kramer A, Scrimgeour J, Curtis JE. Spatial organization and mechanical properties of the pericellular matrix on chondrocytes. Biophys J. 2013 Mar 5 104(5):986-96. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.01.028. p.986 left column top paragraphPubMed ID23473481
Primary Source	Toole BP. Hyaluronan: from extracellular glue to pericellular cue. Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Jul4(7):528-39.PubMed ID15229478
Comments	"The underlying scaffold of the PCM (pericellular matrix) is comprised of hyaluronan (HA Fig. 1 b), a negatively charged linear polysaccharide found in situ with contour lengths as long as 2–25µm (primary source)."
Entered by	Uri M
ID	109334