The interplay between chondrocyte redifferentiation pellet size and oxygen concentration.

Chondrocytes dedifferentiate during ex vivo expansion on 2-dimensional surfaces. Aggregation of the expanded cells into 3-dimensional pellets, in the presence of induction factors, facilitates their redifferentiation and restoration of the chondrogenic phenotype. Typically 1×10(5)-5×10(5) chondrocyt...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Betul Kul Babur, Parisa Ghanavi, Peter Levett, William B Lott, Travis Klein, Justin J Cooper-White, Ross Crawford, Michael R Doran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3598946?pdf=render