The evolutionary importance of cell ratio between notochordal and nucleus pulposus cells: An experimental 3-D co-culture study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2012, Pages

  Gantenbein Ritter, Benjamin ^a   Chan, Samantha C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Co culture; Notochord; Nucleus pulposus; Proteoglycan DNA content; Relative gene expression

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DENSITY; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; NOTOCHORDAL CELLS; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; METABOLISM; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGGRECANS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLLAGEN TYPE II; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; NOTOCHORD; SWINE;

EID: 84875813634     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-2026-9     Document Type: Article

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