chondroprogenitor

chondroprogenitor

English

Etymology

chondro- +‎ progenitor

Noun

chondroprogenitor (plural chondroprogenitors)

1. Any cell that develops into a chondrocyte
   • 2015 July 22, “Immortalisation with hTERT Impacts on Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Secretion and Immunophenotype in a Variable and Cell Specific Manner”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133745:

     Alternatively it has been proposed that these cells may be representative of a chondroprogenitor or MSC like cell type present within cartilage[73 ].