Insights into the hallmarks of human nucleus pulposus cells with particular reference to cell viability, phagocytic potential and long process formation

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1805-1816

  Chen, Yu Fei ^a   Zhang, Yong Zhao ^a   Zhang, Wei Lin ^a   Luan, Guan Nan ^b   Liu, Zhi Heng ^a   Gao, Yang ^a   Wan, Zhong Yuan ^a   Sun, Zhen ^a   Zhu, Shu ^a   Samartzis, Dino ^c   Wang, Chun Mei ^a   Wang, Hai Qiang ^a   Luo, Zhuo Jing ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus; Apoptosis; Cell culture; Disc degeneration; Electronic microscopy; Flow cytometry; Human; Nucleus pulposus; TUENL assay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ANNULUS FIBROSUS CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NECROSIS; NICK END LABELING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SCOLIOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANNULUS FIBROSUS; APOPTOSIS; CELL CULTURE.; DISC DEGENERATION; ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; TUENL ASSAY;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MIDDLE AGED; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 84887636384     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.6530     Document Type: Article

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