Animal models for meniscus repair and regeneration

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 512-527

  Deponti, Daniela ^a   Giancamillo, Alessia Di ^b   Scotti, Celeste ^a   Peretti, Giuseppe M ^a,c   Martin, Ivan ^d  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biomaterials; Meniscus; Regenerative medicine; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMATERIALS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE; TISSUE REGENERATION; WELL TESTING;

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRANSLATION; KNEE MENISCUS; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCUS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

REPAIR;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL THERAPY; DOG; FEMUR CONDYLE; HUMAN; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHEMISTRY; KNEE; KNEE MENISCUS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SHEEP; SURGERY; WOUND HEALING;

BIOMATERIAL;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED THERAPY; DOGS; HUMANS; KNEE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; RABBITS; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SHEEP; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84928268490     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.1760     Document Type: Review

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