(v) Molecular and cellular biology of the intervertebral disc and the use of animal models

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-273

  Zhou, Guang Qian ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Leung, Victor V L ^a   Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

animal models; cell biology; degeneration; Intervertebral disc; molecular biology

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 9; DISINTEGRIN; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; PROTEOGLYCAN; STROMELYSIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CATABOLISM; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CYTOLOGY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HISTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 51249085196     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cuor.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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