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Identification and Clonal Characterisation of a Progenitor Cell Sub-Population in Normal Human Articular Cartilage
14 Oct 2010
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BACKGROUND: Articular cartilage displays a poor repair capacity. The aim of cell-based therapies for cartilage defects is to repair damaged joint surfaces with a functional replacement tissue. Currently, chondrocytes removed from a healthy region of the cartilage are used but they are unable to retain their phenotype in expanded culture. The resulting repair tissue is fibrocartilaginous rather than hyaline,...
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