Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6125140 | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 2015 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
We demonstrate for the first time that extended alginate culture selectively enriches the committed NP cells and favors chondroitin-4-sulfate proteoglycan production. These findings suggest its validity as a model to investigate IVD cell function.
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Authors
Y. Sun, M. Lv, L. Zhou, V. Tam, F. Lv, D. Chan, H. Wang, Z. Zheng, K.M.C. Cheung, V.Y.L. Leung,