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Propagation of human nasal chondrocytes in microcarrier spinner culture.
American journal of rhinology - 1 Jan 2000
Shikani Alan H, Fink David J, Sohrabi Afshin, Phan Phong, Polotsky Anna, Hungerford David S, Frondoza Carmelita G
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of nasal septal chondrocytes, propagated in microcarrier spinner culture, as an alternative tissue source of chondrocytic cells for cartilage grafts for head and neck surgery and for articular cartilage repair. METHODS: We harvested chondrocytes from 159 patients, ranging in age from 15 to 80 years and undergoing repair of a deviated nasal septum, and...
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