Intervertebral disc culture models and their applications to study pathogenesis and repair

The Intervertebral Disc: Molecular and Structural Studies of the Disc in Health and Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 353-371

  Illien Jünger, Svenja ^a   Walter, Benjamin A ^a   Mayer, Jillian E ^a   Hecht, Andrew C ^a   Iatridis, James C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84901605102     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-1535-0_22     Document Type: Chapter

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