Ovine amniotic epithelial cells: In vitro characterization and transplantation into equine superficial digital flexor tendon spontaneous defects

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 158-169

  Muttini, A ^a,d   Valbonetti, L ^a,d   Abate, M ^b,d   Colosimo, A ^a,d   Curini, V ^a,d   Mauro, A ^a   Berardinelli, P ^a   Russo, V ^a,d   Cocciolone, D ^a   Marchisio, M ^c,d   Mattioli, M ^a   Tosi, U ^a,d   Podaliri Vulpiani, M ^e   Barboni, B ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b Department of Clinical Sciences of the Bio Imaging   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d Stem TeCh Group   (Italy)

^e Institute G Caporale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Equine; Ovine amniotic epithelial cells (oAECs); Superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT); Tendon repair; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED LEUKOCYTE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; BETA1 INTEGRIN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD31 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

AMNION CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLEXOR TENDON; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION;

AMNION; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; TENDON INJURIES; TENDONS;

EQUIDAE; OVIS;

EID: 84871520285     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.07.028     Document Type: Article

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