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Joint fluid is a transudate of plasma that is actively secreted by synovial cells. [ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK274/ ]

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, vertebrate_core

definition
  • Joint fluid is a transudate of plasma that is actively secreted by synovial cells.
external definition
  • Portion of organism substance that is a clear fluid that occupies the space in synovial joints.[TAO]
function notes
  • It provides nutrients and lubrication for articular cartilage
has exact synonym
  • joint fluid
id
  • UBERON:0001090
structure notes
  • The fluid contains hyaluronan secreted by fibroblast-like cells in the synovial membrane, lubricin (proteoglycan 4; PRG4) secreted by the surface chondrocytes of the articular cartilage and interstitial fluid filtered from the blood plasma