Comparative review of growth factors for induction of three-dimensional in vitro chondrogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells isolated from bone marrow and adipose tissue

Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-444

  Puetzer, Jennifer L ^a   Petitte, John N ^b   Loboa, Elizabeth G ^a  

^a USA and North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE DERIVED STEM CELLS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE MARROW; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CHONDROCYTIC; CHONDROGENESIS; CHONDROGENIC; CHONDROGENIC DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROGENIC POTENTIAL; DEXAMETHASONES; GROWTH FACTOR; HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; IN-VITRO; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; STEM CELL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CULTURE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS;

BIOACTIVITY; BONE; CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE; FLOWCHARTING; PEPTIDES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STEM CELLS;

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 6; DEXAMETHASONE; GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 3;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE MARROW; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CHONDROGENESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BONE MARROW CELLS; CELL SEPARATION; CHONDROGENESIS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS;

EID: 77955071183     PISSN: 19373368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2009.0705     Document Type: Review

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