Assessment of TGF-β3 on production of aggrecan by human articular chondrocytes in pellet culture system

Background: The Autologous Chondrocytes Transplantation (ACT) method is being studied for repair of cartilage diseases. As the chondrocytes dedifferentiated during monolayer culture, three-dimensional cultures are suggested to redifferentiate them. The aim of this study was investigation of the effe...

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Main Authors: Saeed Zamani, Batool Hashemibeni, Ebrahim Esfandiari, Azadeh Kabiri, Hossein Rabbani, Roshanak Abutorabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=54;epage=54;aulast=Zamani