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The effect of the co-immobilization of human osteoprogenitors and endothelial cells within alginate microspheres on mineralization in a bone defect.
Biomaterials - 1 Jul 2009
Grellier Maritie, Granja Pedro L, Fricain Jean-Christophe, Bidarra Sílvia J, Renard Martine, Bareille Reine, Bourget Chantal, Amédée Joelle, Barbosa Mário A
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Bone regeneration seems to be dependant on cell communication between osteogenic and endothelial cells arising from surrounding blood vessels. This study aims to determine whether endothelial cells can regulate the osteogenic potential of osteoprogenitor cells in vitro and in vivo, in a long bone...
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