Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into nucleus pulposus cells in vitro

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-158

  Tao, Fenghua ^a   Li, Feng ^a   Li, Guanghui ^a   Pan, Feng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Co culture; Mesenchymal stem cells; Nucleus pulposus cells

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; SOX-9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AGGRECANS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLLAGEN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 43749095172     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-008-0210-x     Document Type: Article

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