Ex vivo observation of human intervertebral disc tissue and cells isolated from degenerated intervertebral discs

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Ciapetti, Gabriela ^a   Granchi, Donatella ^a   Devescovi, Valentina ^a   Leonardi, Elisa ^b   Greggi, Tiziana ^a   Di Silvestre, Mario ^a   Baldini, Nicola ^a,b  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus; Cells; Degeneration; Intervertebral disc; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SENESCENCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOGLYCANS; REGENERATION; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 84862855802     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2234-y     Document Type: Article

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