Differentiation of intervertebral notochordal cells through live automated cell imaging system in vitro

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2486-2493

  Kim, Joo Han ^a,b   Deasy, Bridget M ^a   Seo, Hyoung Yeon ^c   Studer, Rebecca K ^a   Vo, Nam V ^a   Georgescu, Helga I ^a   Sowa, Gwendolyn A ^a   Kang, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

35S sulfate incorporation; Chondrocyte like cells; Live automated cell imager; Notochordal cells; RTPCR. Spine 2009; 34:2486 2493

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; CELL PROTEIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEOGLYCAN; SULFATE; SULFUR 35; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GIANT CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIVE AUTOMATED CELL IMAGING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; NOTOCHORDAL CELL; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; OBSERVATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VELOCITY;

AGGRECANS; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SHAPE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NOTOCHORD; PHENOTYPE; PROTEOGLYCANS; RABBITS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SOX9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 70449473139     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b26ed1     Document Type: Article

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