The possible process of neovascularization in degeneration intervertebral disc

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-362

  Zhao, Jia Guo ^a   Jia, Chang Qing ^a   Zhang, Peng ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1; METALLOPROTEINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; CAPILLARY; CELL SURVIVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; ISCHEMIA; ISCHIALGIA; LETTER; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC;

EID: 59249088708     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.11.002     Document Type: Letter

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