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Formation of nodular structures resembling mature articular cartilage in long–term primary cultures of human fetal epiphyseal chondrocytes on a hydrogel substrate
1 Aug 1994
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OBJECTIVE: To establish long-term cultures of human fetal epiphyseal chondrocytes under conditions that allow the preservation of a cartilage-specific phenotype. METHODS: Chondrocytes isolated from 20-24-week human fetal epiphyseal cartilage were cultured for up to 180 days on plastic dishes previously coated with the hydrogel, poly-(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). Morphologic, ultrastructural, and biochemical...
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