Differentiation of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into nucleus pulposus-like cells in vitro.

A large percentage of the population may be expected to experience painful symptoms or disability associated with intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration - a condition characterized by diminished integrity of tissue components. Great interest exists in the use of autologous or allogeneic cells delive...

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Main Authors: Jun Chen, Esther J Lee, Liufang Jing, Nicolas Christoforou, Kam W Leong, Lori A Setton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3783442?pdf=render