Intervertebral Disc Cells Exhibit Differences in Gene Expression in Alginate and Monolayer Culture

Single-Step Method of RNA Isolation by Acid Guanidinium Thiocyanate–Phenol–Chloroform Extraction

1987 • 64,270 citations

Single-step method of RNA isolation by acid guanidinium thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform extraction

1987 • 45,673 citations

Dedifferentiated chondrocytes reexpress the differentiated collagen phenotype when cultured in agarose gels

1982 • 2,259 citations

Competitive PCR

1992 • 528 citations

Culture and Growth Characteristics of Chondrocytes Encapsulated in Alginate Beads

1989 • 514 citations

Stimulation of Mature Canine Intervertebral Disc by Growth Factors

1991 • 408 citations

1998 Volvo Award Winner in Biomechanical Studies

1998 • 399 citations

Biochemistry of the Intervertebral Disc

1979 • 386 citations

Notochordal Cells Interact with Nucleus Pulposus Cells: Regulation of Proteoglycan Synthesis

1999 • 319 citations

Initial characterization of the metabolism of intervertebral disc cells encapsulated in microspheres

1992 • 215 citations

Expression of a stable articular cartilage phenotype without evidence of hypertrophy by adult human articular chondrocytes in vitro

1998 • 192 citations

Metabolism of the Extracellular Matrix Formed by Intervertebral Disc Cells Cultured in Alginate

1997 • 188 citations

Identification of heterogeneous cell populations in normal human intervertebral disc.

1995 • 181 citations

Collagen gene expression and mechanical properties of intervertebral disc cell–alginate cultures

2001 • 140 citations

Dedifferentiated chondrocytes cultured in alginate beads: Restoration of the differentiated phenotype and of the metabolic responses to Interleukin-1β

1998 • 137 citations

1988 Volvo Award in Basic Science: Proteoglycan Synthesis in the Human Intervertebral Disc

1988 • 132 citations

Characterisation of cytoplasm‐filled processes in cells of the intervertebral disc

1998 • 131 citations

Phenotypic Characteristics of Rabbit Intervertebral Disc Cells

1999 • 116 citations

Viscoelastic Properties of Intervertebral Disc Cells

1999 • 114 citations

Proteoglycan and collagen synthesis are correlated with actin organization in dedifferentiating chondrocytes.

1991 • 113 citations

Collagenase 1 and collagenase 3 expression in a guinea pig model of osteoarthritis

1998 • 103 citations

In vitro method for measuring synthesis rates in the intervertebral disc

1986 • 101 citations

A New Culture System to Study the Metabolism of the Intervertebral Disc In Vitro

1998 • 100 citations

Collagenase 1 and collagenase 3 expression in a guinea pig model of osteoarthritis

1998 • 87 citations

Cell Culture of the Intervertebral Disc of Rats

1991 • 58 citations