Hardening Cartilage

Hardening Cartilage

The cartilage is an elastic type whitish yellowish connecting tissue that forms in several parts of the body including the larynx, the outer ear, and the joints. When cartilage hardens it becomes bone. Healthy cartilage requires: [-]Water to keep the cartilage lubricated and nourished[/-] [-]Proteoglycans which is a type of glycoprotein (sugar protein) to attract and hold water[/-] [-]Collagen which is the main protein responsible for healthy connective tissue to hold these glycoproteins in place[/-] [-]Chondrocytes which are the cells of the cartilage. They maintain cartilage by cleaning away old proteoglycans and collagen and producing new ones[/-] [...]

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