The knee meniscus: A complex tissue of diverse cells

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 332-340

  Sanchez Adams, Johannah ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Development; Fibrochondrocytes; Gene expression; Growth factors; Mechanosensitivity

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR AB; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

CARTILAGE CELL; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMUR; FIBROBLAST; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KNEE MENISCUS; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL; TIBIA; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 70349479180     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-009-0066-6     Document Type: Review

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