The cells didn’t multiply more—they just made more cartilage protein, meaning the effect is about production, not cell growth.

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Stimulation of type II collagen biosynthesis and secretion in bovine chondrocytes cultured with degraded collagen

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2003 Mar

The study found that broken-down collagen makes cartilage cells produce more type II collagen, and it didn’t measure whether the cells multiplied—so it supports the idea that the increase in collagen isn’t just because there are more cells.

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Stimulation of type II collagen biosynthesis and secretion in bovine chondrocytes cultured with degraded collagen

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DOI: 10.1007/s00441-003-0702-8

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