Ex vivo observation of human nucleus pulposus chondrocytes isolated from degenerated intervertebral discs

Asian Spine Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 73-81

  Wang, Feng ^a   Wu, Xiao Tao ^a   Zhuang, Su Yang ^a   Wang, Yun Tao ^a   Hong, Xing ^a   Zhu, Lei ^a   Bao, Jun Ping ^a  

^a AFFILIATED ZHONGDA HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Growth kinetics; Monolayer culture; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859353359     PISSN: 19761902     EISSN: 19767846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4184/asj.2011.5.2.73     Document Type: Article

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