Fibronectin and stem cell differentiation - lessons from chondrogenesis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 3703-3712

  Singh, Purva ^a   Schwarzbauer, Jean E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrogenesis; Extracellular matrix; Fibronectin; SOX9; Stem cell differentiation

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 9; FIBRONECTIN; TENASCIN; VERSICAN;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CHONDROGENESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROGENESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84869128551     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.095786     Document Type: Article

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