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. 2010 Jun 7;5(6):e10998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010998

Figure 6. Schematic summary of the stages of chondrogenesis of ESCs.

Figure 6

The relative temporal aspects of five stages of chondrogenesis are denoted by cellular, extracellular and molecular events: (1) Condensation of differentiated ESCs, (2) Differentiation into chondrocytes and fibril scaffold formation, (3) ECM deposition and cartilage formation, (4) Hypertrophy and degradation of cartilage, and (5) Bone replacement. Scale bars represent 20 µm.