Effects of strontium ions on the proliferation and mineralization of human fetal mesenchymal stem cells.

• Main Author: Lim, Xin Ying.
• Other Authors: Teoh Swee Hin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54559
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Strontium ranelate, a drug used for the treatment of osteoporosis has been shown to aid in bone formation and decrease bone resorption. This study was done with the aim of determining the effect of varying concentration of strontium ions on the mineralization and proliferation of human fetal mesench...