Figure 1.

The three main parts of the experiment in monolayer. Key: n = number of examined patients, d = harvest day. Initially, the chondrocytes of three patients underwent the lysis process directly after isolation. The cells were then examined at passage 0; cells were grouped equally into two populations, grown at 32.2°C and 37°C and harvested when confluence was expected. The cells were also examined in passage 1; cells were grouped equally into two populations, grown at 32.2°C and 37°C and harvested when confluence was expected.