Regeneration of injured bone and articular cartilage using mouse muscle derived stem cells ; Pažeisto kaulinio ir kremzlinio audinio regeneracijos tyrimai panaudojant pelės raumeninės kilmės kamienines ląsteles

LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES MEDICAL ACADEMY Arvydas Ūsas REGENERATION OF INJURED BONE AND ARTICULAR CARTILAGE USING MOUSE MUSCLE DERIVED STEM CELLS Doctoral Dissertation Biomedical Sciences, Medicine (07 B) Kaunas, 2011    1The investigations were performed at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA during the period of 2000–2010, and the dissertation has been prepared at Kaunas University of Medicine during the period of 2009–2010. Dissertation is defended extramurally. Scientific Consultant: Prof. Dr. Romaldas Ma čiulaitis (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Biomedical Sciences, Medicine – 07 B)  2LIETUVOS SVEIKATOS MOKSL Ų UNIVERSITETAS MEDICINOS AKADEMIJA Arvydas Ūsas PAŽEISTO KAULINIO IR KREMZLINIO AUDINIO REGENERACIJOS TYRIMAI PANAUDOJANT PELĖS RAUMENIN ĖS KILMĖS KAMIENINES LĄSTELES Daktaro disertacija Biomedicinos mokslai, medicina (07 B) Kaunas, 2011    3Disertacija ginama eksternu. Mokslinis konsultantas: Prof. dr. Romaldas Mačiulaitis (Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Medicinos akademija, biomedicinos mokslai, medicina – 07 B)  4CONTENT CONTENT .................................................................................................... 5 ABBREVIATIONS .....................................................