Short Link N promotes disc repair in a rabbit model of disc degeneration
Abstract Background The degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is characterized by proteolytic degradation of the extracellular matrix, and its repair requires the production of an extracellular matrix with a high proteoglycan-to-collagen ratio characteristic of a nucleus pulposus (NP)-like p...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-018-1625-9 |