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Combined 3D and hypoxic culture improves cartilage-specific gene expression in human chondrocytes
24 Mar 2011
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In vitro expansion of autologous chondrocytes is an essential part of many clinically used cartilage repair treatments. Native chondrocytes reside in a 3-dimensional (3D) network and are exposed to low levels of oxygen. We compared monolayer culture to combined 3D and hypoxic culture using quantitative gene expression analysis. METHODS: Cartilage biopsies were collected from the...
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