Effect of substrate stiffness on differentiation of umbilical cord stem cells

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-264

  Witkowska Zimny, Malgorzata ^a   Walenko, Katarzyna ^a   Walkiewicz, Anna Ewa ^b   Pojda, Zygmunt ^c   Przybylski, Jacek ^a   Lewandowska Szumiel, Malgorzata ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Poland)

^c WIHE Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Osteogenic differentiation; Substrate stiffness; Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867188070     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2012_2148     Document Type: Article

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