Experimental model of intervertebral disc degeneration by needle puncture in Wistar rats
Animal models of intervertebral disc degeneration play an important role in clarifying the physiopathological mechanisms and testing novel therapeutic strategies. The objective of the present study is to describe a simple animal model of disc degeneration involving Wistar rats to be used for researc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300235 |