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Description of experimental groups.
| Pellet Culture | Group | Culture Phase I (Cartilage Generation) |
Culture Phase II (IL-1β/TNFα Exposure; Inflammatory phase) |
Culture Phase III (Treatment) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Compound | Time | Compound | ||
| Control (IL-1β/TNFα) | 1 week | 3 days | -- | n/a | ||
| Short term | Treatment group (IL-1β/TNFα + compound) | 1 week | 3 days | + | n/a | |
| Control (IL-1β/TNFα) | 2 weeks | 3 days | -- | 2 weeks | -- | |
| Long term | Treatment group (IL-1β/TNFα - compound) | 2 weeks | 3 days | + | 2 weeks | + |
