Characterization and phenotypic stability of human disc cells in vitro

Matrix Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 285-288

  Gruber, Helen E ^a   Stasky, Audrey A ^a   Hanley Jr , Edward N ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Disc; Extracellular matrix; Human annulus; Proteoglycans; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ALGINIC ACID; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; KERATAN SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0031282597     PISSN: 0945053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0945-053X(97)90016-0     Document Type: Article

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