Chitin as a Scaffold for Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfers in the Treatment of Partial Growth Arrest

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Li, Li ^a   Hui, James Hoi Po ^a,b   Goh, James Cho Hong ^a   Chen, Fen ^a   Lee, Eng Hin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chitin; Growth arrest; Growth plate; Periosteum derived mesenchymal stem cells

Indexed keywords

CHITIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH PLATE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEG LENGTH; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TIBIA;

EID: 1442307104     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200403000-00014     Document Type: Article

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