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 u...

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Main Authors: A.C. Issy, V. Castania, M. Castania, C.E.G. Salmon, M.H. Nogueira-Barbosa, E. Del Bel, H.L.A. Defino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2013-03-01
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&lng=en&tlng=en