Expression of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 and TGF-b in ligamentum flavum hypertrophy
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and TGFb in patients with spinal stenosis and in younger patients who have herniated disc. METHODS: 19 samples of LA were analyzed, nine of them with lumbar canal stenosis and 10 with disc herniation. Of the total, five patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Coluna/Columna |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000300206&lng=en&tlng=en |