Establishment of immortalized periodontal ligament progenitor cell line and its behavioural analysis on smooth and rough titanium surface

Periodontal ligament (PDL) can be obtained from patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. PDL contains progenitor cells that can be expanded and differentiated towards several mesenchymal lineages in vitro. Furthermore, PDL-derived cells have been shown to generate bone- and PDL-like structures in...

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Main Authors: D Docheva, D Padula, C Popov, P Weishaupt, M Prägert, N Miosge, R Hickel, W Böcker, H Clausen-Schaumann, M Schieker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2010-05-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol019/pdf/v019a22.pdf