Inhibition of both endplate nutritional pathways results in intervertebral disc degeneration in a goat model
Abstract Background The vertebral endplate route was demonstrated to be the main pathway for nutrition to the intervertebral disc. However, it is still a controversial issue on whether the blocking of the endplate nutritional pathway could result in intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) in animal m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1188-8 |