Chondrocyte
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Chondrocytes are the only cells found in healthy cartilage. They produce and maintain the cartilaginous matrix, which consists mainly of collagen and proteoglycans. Although the word chondroblast is c
Light micrograph of undecalcified hyaline cartilage showing its chondrocytes and organelles, lacunae and matrix
Chondrocytes in hyaline cartilage
Mesenchymal stem cell
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Mesenchymal stem cells, also known as mesenchymal stromal cells or medicinal signaling cells, are multipotent stromal cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types, including osteoblasts,
Chondrocyte
…the word chondroblast is commonly used to describe an immature chondrocyte, the term is imprecise, since the progenitor of chondrocytes (which are mesenchymal stem cells) can differentiate into various cell types, including osteoblasts. From least- to terminally-differentiated, the chondrocytic lineage is…
Transmission electron micrograph of a mesenchymal stem cell displaying typical ultrastructural characteristics
Human bone marrow-derived Mesenchymal stem cell showing fibroblast-like morphology seen under phase contrast microscope (Carl Zeiss Axiovert 40 CFL) at 63 x magnification
Typical gross appearance of a tubular cartilaginous construct engineered from amniotic mesenchymal stem cells