Comparison of cartilage sources and methods for the ex-vivo determination of chondrocyte viability

Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 265-270

  Alibegović, Armin ^a   Petrovič, Danijel ^a   Velikonja, Nevenka Kregar ^b   Balažic, Jože ^a   Drobnič, Matej ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b University Medical Centre ^*

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Cartilage; Chondrocyte; Ear; Knee; Temperature; Time since death; Viability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOPSY; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; EAR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EX VIVO STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KNEE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 84857330736     PISSN: 12218618     EISSN: 18448585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4323/rjlm.2011.265     Document Type: Article

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