Development and regeneration potential of the mammalian intervertebral disc

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Henriksson, Helena Barreto ^a   Brisby, Helena ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cartilage biology; Cell and molecular biology; Cell migration; Intervertebral disc; Mesenchymal stem cells; Notochord; Notochordal cells; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED LEUKOCYTE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; AGGRECAN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; CYTOKERATIN 8; ENDOGLIN; GALECTIN 3; GELATINASE B; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; PROCOLLAGEN C PROTEINASE; PROTEOGLYCAN; STROMELYSIN; THY 1 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; UVOMORULIN; VERSICAN;

CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL THERAPY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIMB DEVELOPMENT; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; NOTOCHORD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MAMMALS; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84871100642     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341153     Document Type: Review

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