Annulus fibrosus cell characteristics are a potential source of intervertebral disc pathogenesis.

Annulus fibrosus cell characteristics are a potential source of intervertebral disc pathogenesis.

In the end stage of intervertebral disc degeneration, cartilage, bone, endothelial cells, and neurons appear in association with the worsening condition. The origin of the abnormal cells is not clear. This study investigated the properties of progenitor cells in the annulus fibrosus (AF) using one i...

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Main Authors: Li Jin, Qihai Liu, Phillip Scott, Dawei Zhang, Francis Shen, Gary Balian, Xudong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4010482?pdf=render

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