Influence of Porcine Intervertebral Disc Matrix on Stem Cell Differentiation

For back disorders, cell therapy is one approach for a real regeneration of a degenerated nucleus pulposus. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) could be differentiated into nucleus pulposus (NP)-like cells and used for cell therapy. Therefore it is necessary to find a suitable biocompatible matrix,...

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Main Authors: Hans-Lothar Fuchsbauer, Peter Czermak, Elke Gebauer, Denise Salzig, Alexandra Schmiermund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/2/3/155/