Aquaporin expression in the human intervertebral disc

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-309

  Richardson, S M ^a   Knowles, R ^a   Marples, D ^b   Hoyland, J A ^a   Mobasheri, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Immunohistochemistry; Intervertebral disc; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 3; GELATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CATABOLISM; CELL VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OSMOLARITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 3; AQUAPORINS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 42549124211     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-008-9166-1     Document Type: Article

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