Synergistic Effects of FGF-2 with Insulin or IGF-I on the Proliferation of Human Auricular Chondrocytes

Chondrocyte preparation with the safety and efficiency is the first step in cartilage regenerative medicine. To prepare a chondrocyte proliferation medium that does not contain fetal bovine serum (FBS) and that provides more than a 1000-fold increase in cell numbers within approximately 1 month, we...

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Main Authors: Tsuguharu Takahashi, Toru Ogasawara, Junji Kishimoto, Guangyao Liu, Hirotaka Asato, Takashi Nakatsuka, Eijyu Uchinuma, Kozo Nakamura, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Tsuyoshi Takato, Kazuto Hoshi M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2005-10-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000005783982675

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