Force and scleraxis synergistically promote the commitment of human ES cells derived MSCs to tenocytes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chen, Xiao ^a   Yin, Zi ^a   Chen, Jia Lin ^a   Shen, Wei Liang ^b   Liu, Huan Huan ^a   Tang, Qiao Mei ^a   Fang, Zhi ^a   Lu, Lin Rong ^a   Ji, Junfeng ^a   Ouyang, Hong Wei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; SCXA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUDE MOUSE; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TENDON; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELL LINEAGE; COLLAGEN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; OSTEOGENESIS; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84871789642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00977     Document Type: Article

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