AGEs induce ectopic endochondral ossification in intervertebral discs

Ectopic calcifications in intervertebral discs (IVDs) are known characteristics of IVD degeneration that are not commonly reported but may be implicated in structural failure and dysfunctional IVD cell metabolic responses. This study investigated the novel hypothesis that ectopic calcifications in t...

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Main Authors: S Illien-Jünger, OM Torre, WF Kindschuh, X Chen, DM Laudier, JC Iatridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AO Research Institute Davos 2016-11-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:https://www.ecmjournal.org/papers/vol032/pdf/v032a17.pdf