Distinction between the extracellular matrix of the nucleus pulposus and hyaline cartilage: a requisite for tissue engineering of intervertebral disc
Tissue engineering of intervertebral discs (IVD) using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) induced to differentiate into a disc-cell phenotype has been considered as an alternative treatment for disc degeneration. However, since there is no unique marker characteristic of discs and since hyaline cartilage...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC
2004-12-01
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| Series: | European Cells & Materials |
| Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol008/vol008a06.php |