Reduced nucleus pulposus glycosaminoglycan content alters intervertebral disc dynamic viscoelastic mechanics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1941-1946

  Boxberger, John I ^a   Orlansky, Amy S ^a   Sen, Sounok ^a   Elliott, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Dynamic viscoelasticity; Glycosaminoglycan; Intervertebral disc; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

DEGENERATION; DYNAMIC VISCOELASTICITY; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS;

ELASTICITY; MECHANISMS; RAT CONTROL; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

DYNAMICS;

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE 4 SULFATASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL TORSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISCITIS; ELASTICITY; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; PLIABILITY; RATS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 68149100956     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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