Biochemical composition and turnover of the extracellular matrix of the normal and degenerate intervertebral disc

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2014, Pages

  Sivan, Sarit Sara ^a   Hayes, Anthony J ^b   Wachtel, Ellen ^c   Caterson, Bruce ^b   Merkher, Yulia ^a   Maroudas, Alice ^a   Brown, Sharon ^d   Roberts, Sally ^d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspartic acid racemization; Collagen; Elastin; Intervertebral disc; Matrix metalloproteinases; Proteoglycans; Turnover of extracellular matrix

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; COLLAGEN; MATRIX PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE;

AGING; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BONE METABOLISM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIFESPAN; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIZATION; REVIEW; TURNOVER TIME;

CARTILAGE; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; PROTEOGLYCANS;

EID: 84905010915     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2767-8     Document Type: Review

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