Human auricular chondrocytes with high proliferation rate show high production of cartilage matrix

Cartilage has a poor capacity for healing due to its avascular nature. Therefore, cartilage regenerative medicine including autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) could be a promising approach. Previous research has proposed various methods to enrich the cultured chondrocytes for ACI, yet it has...

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Main Authors: Makiko Ishibashi, Atsuhiko Hikita, Yuko Fujihara, Tsuyoshi Takato, Kazuto Hoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Regenerative Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235232041630061X