Viability of human chondrocytes in an ex Vivo model in relation to temperature and cartilage depth

Folia Biologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Drobnič, Matej ^a   Mars T ^b   Alibegovic A ^b   Bole, V ^c   Balazic J ^b   Grubic Z ^b   Brecelj, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c EIPF Economic institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cartilage zones; Chondrocyte viability; Human model; Temperature influence

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOPSY; CARTILAGE CELL; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TIME;

EID: 24944466538     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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