Nucleus pulposus cell-matrix interactions with laminins

Nucleus pulposus cell-matrix interactions with laminins

The cells of the nucleus pulposus (NP) region of the intervertebral disc play a critical role in this tissue’s generation and maintenance, and alterations in NP cell viability, metabolism, and phenotype with aging may be key contributors to progressive disc degeneration. Relatively little is underst...

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Main Authors: CL Gilchrist, AT Francisco, GE Plopper, J Chen, LA Setton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC 2011-06-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
Subjects:
Intervertebral disc
nucleus pulposus
annulus fibrosus
extracellular matrix
laminin
collagen
fibronectin
cell adhesion
cell morphology
notochordal cell
Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol021/pdf/v021a39.pdf

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