Age-related changes in collagen, pyridinoline, and deoxypyridinoline in normal human thoracic intervertebral discs

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-393

  Tan, Celia I ^a   Kent, G Neil ^b   Randall, Andrew G ^b   Edmondston, Stephen J ^a   Singer, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DEOXYPYRIDINOLINE; PYRIDINOLINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CADAVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 0038414870     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/58.5.b387     Document Type: Article

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