Crosslinking by advanced glycation end products increases the stiffness of the collagen network in human articular cartilage: A possible mechanism through which age is a risk factor for osteoarthritis

Nicole Verzijl(Utrecht University), Johan M. TeKoppele, Casper G. Schalkwijk(University Medical Center), Orit Braun-Benjamin(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology), J. W. J. Bijlsma, Chaya Ben Zaken(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology), Ruud A. Bank(University Medical Center Groningen), Jeroen DeGroot(Utrecht University), Suzanne R. Thorpe(University of South Carolina), John Baynes(Dartmouth College), Floris P. J. G. Lafeber(University Medical Center Utrecht), Alice Maroudas(Technion – Israel Institute of Technology)
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