Effects of hyaluronic acid on the morphology and proliferation of human chondrocytes in primary cell culture

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-17

  Ehlers, E M ^a   Behrens, P ^a   Wunsch L ^a   Kuhnel W ^a   Russlies, M ^a  

^a Institut fur Anatomie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Chondrocyte culture; Collagen sponge; Hyaluronic acid morphology; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; BROXURIDINE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HYALURONIC ACID; PLASTIC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOENGINEERING; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LOSS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANT; INJURY; JOINT FUNCTION; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PAIN; STAINING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0035132487     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(01)80007-8     Document Type: Article

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