Smooth muscle actin expression by human articular chondrocytes and their contraction of a collagen-glycosaminoglycan matrix in vitro

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 233-241

  Kinner, B ^a   Spector, M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; IMMUNOLOGY; MUSCLE; SHRINKAGE;

ACTIN; HUMAN ARTICULAR CHONDROCYTES;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ALPHA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; MATRIX PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STAINING; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0035058082     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(00)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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