Extracellular matrix stability of primary mammalian chondrocytes and intervertebral disc cells cultured in alginate-based microbead hydrogels.

Abbah, S A; Lu, W W; Peng, S L; Aladin, D M K; Li, Z Y; Tam, W K; Cheung, K M C; Luk, K D K; Zhou, G Q

Abbah, S A; Lu, W W; Peng, S L; Aladin, D M K; Li, Z Y; Tam, W K; Cheung, K M C; Luk, K D K; Zhou, G Q.

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Abbah SA; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Cell Transplant ; 17(10-11): 1181-92, 2008.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19181212

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Alginates/pharmacology; Chondrocytes/drug effects; Extracellular Matrix/drug effects; Hydrogels/pharmacology; Intervertebral Disc/drug effects; Microspheres; Animals; Cell Culture Techniques/methods; Cell Proliferation/drug effects; Cell Survival/drug effects; Cell Survival/genetics; Chondrocytes/metabolism; Chondrocytes/physiology; Extracellular Matrix/genetics; Extracellular Matrix/metabolism; Extracellular Matrix/physiology; Female; Gene Expression; Glucuronic Acid/pharmacology; Hexuronic Acids/pharmacology; Hydrogels/chemistry; Intervertebral Disc/cytology; Intervertebral Disc/metabolism; Intervertebral Disc/physiology; Male; Mammals; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Tissue Scaffolds

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Chondrocytes / Hydrogels / Alginates / Extracellular Matrix / Intervertebral Disc / Microspheres Type of study: Evaluation_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Cell Transplant Journal subject: TRANSPLANTE Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: China Country of publication: United States

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