Electron microscopy analysis of neurites extending from dorsal root ganglia in vitro following exposure to intervertebral disc cells

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-89

  Larsson, Karin ^a   Brisby, Helena ^a   Johansson, Bengt R ^b   Runesson, Eva ^a   Rydevik, Björn ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte like cells; Electron microscopy; Notochordal cells; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINAL GANGLION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURITES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 84862325351     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330696     Document Type: Article

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