Investigation of solute concentrations in a 3D model of intervertebral disc.
As the disc is the largest avascular structure in the body, disc cells depend for their normal function on an adequate supply of nutrients (oxygen and glucose) and the removal of metabolic by-products (lactic acid) via blood vessels at the cartilaginous endplates and annulus periphery. Concentration...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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