Review
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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2011; 2(6): 43-50
Published online Jun 18, 2011. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v2.i6.43
Figure 2
Figure 2 Representative diagrams of the methodology for spheroid chondrogenesis. Diagram showing culture times used for a new method for the induction of chondrogenesis. Representative sections of immunohistochemical analyses for collagen type 2 (COL2) expression from spheroids engineered from Wharton´s jelly mesenchymal stem cells at different times of chondrogenesis are shown. (Magnification 10x). AA: Ascorbic acid; MTG: Monothioglycerol; RA: Retinoic acid; KO serum: Knock out serum (GIBCO™); TGFβ-3: Recombinant human transforming growth factor-β3; TRANS: Transferrine; DEX: Dexamethasone.