Cell shape and gene expression in human intervertebral disc cells: In vitro tissue engineering studies

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-117

  Gruber, Helen E ^a   Ingram, J A ^a   Leslie, K ^a   Norton, H J ^a   Hanley Jr , E N ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell shape; Gene expression; In situ hybridization; Intervertebral disc; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; CHONDROITIN 6 SULFATE; COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; PARAFFIN; SULFOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SHAPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; SPINDLE CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; COLLAGEN; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041883071     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290310001593793     Document Type: Article

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