Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50836#.VE3DA1fHRK0 Author(s) Peter Storgaard Skagen 1* , Hanne Aagaard Kruse 2 , Thomas Horn 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Interface Biotech A/S, Horsholm, Denmark . 2 Department of Pathology, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark . ABSTRACT Explants are excellent systems for studying homeostasis in cartilage. The systems are very useful in pharmacological studies involving OA-treatment and in studies of repair mechanisms during injury to hyaline cartilage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reparative processes occurring in a young age porcine cartilage explant model examining tissue by Light (LM) and Transmiss...
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