Table 1.
6 Weeks | 12 Weeks | 20 Weeks | ||
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Experiment 1: Engineer cartilage from expanded chondrocytes | ||||
Sheep, n = 2 | P2+P0 | Disk, n = 6 | Disk, n = 6 | |
P1 | Disk, n = 4 | Disk, n = 4 | ||
P2 | Disk, n = 4 | Disk, n = 4 | ||
Sheep, n = 2 | P2+bFGF | Disk, n = 6 | Disk, n = 6 | |
P1 | Disk, n = 4 | Disk, n = 4 | ||
P2 | Disk, n = 4 | Disk, n = 4 | ||
Experiment 2: Evaluate stability of cartilage and retention of ear shape | ||||
Sheep, n = 2 | P1 | Disk, n = 6 | Disk, n = 6 | Disk, n = 6 |
Ear, n = 2 | ||||
Sheep, n = 2 | P2+bFGF | Disk, n = 6 | Disk, n = 6 | Disk, n = 6 |
Ear, n = 2 |
bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; P0, passage 0; P1, passage 1; P2, passage 2.