dexamethasone treatment ( 3 mg/kg week for three weeks ) induced a decrease of 35s-sulphate incorporation in cartilage and ultrastructural changes of articular chondrocytes , mainly characterized by an increase in cell mortality rate , a decrease in length of endoplasmic reticulum , in the number of golgi bodies and in mitochondrial pool and size .
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