Thymosin beta-4 directs cell fate determination of human mesenchymal stem cells through biophysical effects

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-138

  Ho, Jennifer H ^a,b,c   Ma, Wei Hsien ^c   Su, Yeu ^c   Tseng, Kuang Ching ^c   Kuo, Tom K ^c   Lee, Oscar Kuang Sheng ^c,d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Actin; Adipocyte adhesion molecule; Mesenchymal stem cell; Thymosin

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; G ACTIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; THYMOSIN BETA4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2;

ADIPOCYTE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

ACTINS; ADIPOCYTES; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONES; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; PPAR GAMMA; THYMOSIN; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 73249118453     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20956     Document Type: Article

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