New strategies for disc repair: Novel preclinical trials

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 112-118

  Mochida, Joji ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell line; Degenerative disc disease; Regeneration; Reinsertion of activated nucleus pulposus; Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS;

EID: 13244273635     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0864-6     Document Type: Article

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