Recent advances in disc cell biology

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-193

  Gruber, Helen E ^a   Hanley Jr , Edward N ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Autologous disc cell implantation; Basic science research; Disc aging; Disc degeneration; Gene therapy; Intervertebral disc; Stem cells; Therapy; Tissue culture; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL FUNCTION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; NERVE ENDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037439062     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200301150-00017     Document Type: Article

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