Bovine Chondrocytes

Bovine chondrocytes are isolated from normal articular cartilage from one-month-old calves. The cells are cryopreserved after isolation and can be cultured and propagated through several passages. Chondrocyte cultures are useful for in vitro models for studying cartilage regeneration and repair, cytokine and growth factor effects on cartilage, and arthritis (when co-cultured with anti-collagen antibodies and/or cells of inflammation such as activated macrophages and lymphocytes).