Effect of Nd:YAG laser on experimental disc degeneration. Part I. Biochemical and radiographical analysis

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1348-1354

  Turgut, M ^a,d   Acikgoz B ^b   Kilinc K ^c   Özcan, O Ekin ^c   Erbengi, A ^c  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bayindir Medical Center   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Me rutiyet Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Experimental model; Intervertebral disc; Neodymium:YAG laser; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0029796796     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411066     Document Type: Article

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