Alterations in CD44 isoforms and HAS expression in human articular chondrocytes during the de- and re-differentiation processes

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Albrecht, Christian ^a,b   Schlegel, Werner ^a   Eckl, Peter ^b   Jagersberger, Tamara ^a   Sadeghi, Kambis ^a   Berger, Angelika ^a   Véscei, Vilmos ^a   Marlovits, Stefan ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cartilage; CD44; Chondrocytes; HAS; Redifferentiation

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONAN SYNTHASE; HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, CD44; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROCYTES; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 64749111069     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000124     Document Type: Article

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