Sequential differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in an agarose scaffold promotes a physis-like zonal alignment of chondrocytes

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1753-1759

  Schmitt, Jacqueline Frida ^a   Hua, See Kwee ^a   Zheng, Yang ^a,b   Po, James Hui Hoi ^a,b   Hin, Lee Eng ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

chondrogenesis; growth plate; human mesenchymal stem cells; physis

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DEFECT; BONE MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIPHYSIS PLATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; PHYSEAL DEFECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHONDROCYTES; CHONDROGENESIS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84867233058     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22123     Document Type: Article

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