Petroleum ether extract of Cissus quadrangularis (Linn.) enhances bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and facilitates osteoblastogenesis

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the petroleum ether extract of Cissus quadrangularis on the proliferation rate of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, the differentiation of marrow mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts (osteoblastogenesis) and extracellular matrix calcification. This study al...

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Main Authors: Bhagath Kumar Potu, Kumar MR Bhat, Muddanna S Rao, Gopalan Kutty Nampurath, Mallikarjuna Rao Chamallamudi, Soubhagya Ranjan Nayak, Manjunatha S Muttigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009001000010