Collagen fibrillogenesis in the development of the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc
The annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc is a complex, radial-ply connective tissue consisting of concentric lamellae of oriented collagen. Whilst much is known of the structure of the mature annulus, less is known of how its complex collagenous architecture becomes established; an understand...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AO Research Institute Davos
2011-10-01
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Series: | European Cells & Materials |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol022/pdf/v022a18.pdf |