Search for dissertations about: "autologous chondrocyte transplantation"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words autologous chondrocyte transplantation.
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1. Human articular chondrocytes. Plasticity and differentiation potentials
Abstract : Articular cartilage has no or very low ability for self-repair and untreated lesions may lead tothe development of Osteoarthritis (OA). One method, which has been proved to result in longterm repair of isolated lesions, is autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT). READ MORE
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2. The role of the microenvironment in growth plate and articular chondrocyte differentiation
Abstract : One crucial process during skeletal development is joint formation. It starts with the interzone appearance characterized by high expression of Gdf5, Gli3, Wnt4 and Wnt9a, low expression of Col2a1 of the local compact elongated cells which subsequently give rise to most joint elements including articular cartilage as the ongoing joint cavitation. READ MORE
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3. Cartilage Tissue Engineering; the search for chondrogenic progenitor cells and associated signalling pathways
Abstract : The socioeconomic cost of articular cartilage related diseases in the Western world is very high. The suffering of the individual patient is even more problematic. READ MORE