Enhanced proliferation and differentiation of human articular chondrocytes when seeded at low cell densities in alginate in vitro

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 882-890

  Gagne, T A ^a   Chappell Afonso, K ^a   Johnson, J L ^a   McPherson, J M ^a   Oldham, C A ^a   Tubo, R A ^a   Vaccaro, C ^a   Vasios, G W ^a  

^a GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; CLONING; CYTOLOGY; RNA;

ALGINATE; HUMAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; LOW CELL DENSITY;

CARTILAGE;

AGGRECAN; ALGINIC ACID; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGGRECANS; ALGINATES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; CULTURE MEDIA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOGLYCANS; RNA, MESSENGER; SULFATES;

EID: 0034319212     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100180606     Document Type: Article

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