The notochordal cell in the nucleus pulposus: A review in the context of tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 667-677

  Hunter, C J ^a   Matyas, J R ^a   Duncan, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; DOGS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NOTOCHORD; STEM CELLS; SWINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0042360337     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107632703768247368     Document Type: Review

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