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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Sus scrofa
SUBMITTER: Hiromasa Ono
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18854 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Biochemical journal 20121001 2
Transdifferentiation is the conversion of cells from one differentiated cell type into another. How functionally differentiated cells already committed to a specific cell lineage can transdifferentiate into other cell types is a key question in cell biology and regenerative medicine. In the present study we show that porcine ovarian follicular GCs (granulosa cells) can transdifferentiate into osteoblasts in vitro and in vivo. Pure GCs isolated and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium s ...[more]