Altered expression of ANK protein in vertebral end plate

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 90, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1192-1196

  Xu, Hong Guang ^a   Yang, Ming ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Jin, Song ^a   Chen, Xue Wu ^a   Wang, Ling Ting ^a  

^a WANNAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Cell aging; Chondrocyte; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

ANK PROTEIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANKH PROTEIN, HUMAN; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE ENDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; VERTEBRA; WESTERN BLOTTING; ADULT; CELL AGING; CERVICAL SPINE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CELL AGING; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ENDPLATE; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84871455878     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2010.17.010     Document Type: Article

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