Research Article

Use of Limiting Dilution Method for Isolation of Nucleus Pulposus Mesenchymal Stem/Progenitor Cells and Effects of Plating Density on Biological Characteristics and Plasticity

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NPMSC LD group morphology at P1. (a) Single P1-LD NPMSCs displaying long spindle shaped morphology with short processes, abundant cytoplasm, and prominent nucleoli; magnification of 200x. (b) P1-LD NPMSC clusters displaying colony growth with homogeneous short spindle shaped morphology; magnification of 40x.
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