A low temperature method of isolating normal human articular chondrocytes

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-93

  Hidvegi, N C ^a   Sales, K M ^a   Izadi, D ^a   Ong, Juling ^a   Kellam, P ^b   Eastwood, D ^a   Butler, Peter E M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Chondrocytes; Collagenase; Hyaluronidase; Isolation methods; Low temperature; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; HYALURONIDASE; PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL ADHESION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COLD; COLLAGENASES; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; TRYPSIN;

EID: 29844449077     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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